The line was long along Chicago’s South Michigan Avenue as Democratic National Convention attendees were waiting to see their favorite vice president. Fictional vice president, that is. Julia Louis-Dreyfus who played Selina Meyer for seven seasons on HBO’s “Veep” was one of the hottest tickets in town Wednesday as she hosted a panel of eight women governors presented by the Democratic Governors Assn.
The line-up included rising Democratic party stars Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, Massachusetts Gov.
Laura Healey, Maine Gov. Janet Mills, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Maine Gov.
Janet Mills, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.
In her introduction, Louis-Dreyfus said former President Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, would describe them as “a coven of semi-menstruating witches.” The afternoon appearance at Venue Six10 was the kind of on-target use of Hollywood stars that has been a signature of the convention that will make the Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov.
Tim Walz the party’s 2024 nominees for the White House. “It’s less Hollywood box office and more the individual stars who are utterly relatable,” said Tammy Haddad, a former political producer for MSNBC who also served as a consultant on “Veep.” “You’ve got Tony Goldwyn who thrilled everyone as president in ‘Scandal’ and has kept himself involved in the political community,” Haddad added, citing one of the.