Creator of the former HBO show remarked on the similarities between its fictional storyline and current political reality.
When life imitates art, the latter can seem almost eerily prescient. With Vice President Kamala Harris suddenly thrust into the spotlight as the Democrats' likely nominee in the race for the White House, interest is surging in HBO's 'Veep,' the Emmy Award-winning series whose fictional storyline bears remarkable similarities to President Joe Biden 's decision to exit the campaign and endorse his second-in-command.
Senator Selina Meyer, played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, runs for president but loses the nomination and settles for becoming vice president. But when her boss resigns in the show's second season, Meyer moves into the Oval Office. It's not the first time the presidential campaign has revived interest in an earlier work. When Former President Donald Trump announced he had picked Sen.
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