The political satire TV series “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tv">Veep</a>” is experiencing a resurgence in popularity following President Joe Biden’s announcement that he’s ending his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2024-election">reelection campaign</a> and endorsing Vice President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kamala-harris">Kamala Harris</a> as the new Democratic candidate.
The Emmy Award-winning HBO series starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus ended in 2019, but clips have been circulating ever since Biden’s announcement as fans compare the fictional character Selina Meyer to Harris.
Per <a href="https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4790246-hbo-veep-kamala-harris-white-house-julia-louis-dreyfus/">The Hill</a>, viewership on the series increased 353% on Monday compared to the previous day. This was one day after Biden said he was dropping out. The outlet noted that viewers watched 2.2 million total minutes of the series on MAX Monday compared to 486,000 total minutes on Sunday.
Harris mentioned “Veep” last year during an <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2023/03/16/vp_kamala_harris_veep_is_actually_quite_accurate_theres_so_much_i_love_about_america.html">interview</a> with Stephen Colbert, claiming, “There are bits of [the show] that are actually quite accurate.” The VP also mentioned how she was a fan of Louis-Dreyfus.
&#8220;[Biden] is really is a true partner and he understands that job,&#8221; Harris said at the time. &#8220;He&#8217;s an extraordinary leader and I wish people could see what I see because there’s only one person who sits behind that Resolute Desk. And the decisions that person has to make are the decisions that nobody else in the country can make. And he’s an extraordinary leader. He really is.&#8221;
Earlier this week, “Veep” creator Armando Iannucci <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/veep-creator-reacts-to-real-life-kamala-harris-comparisons-dont-forget-we-made-all-that-up">responded to fans</a> pointing out similarities between the comedy series and current political events.
One popular fan comment said, “Let’s remind ourselves that #Veep has already written a fictional version of this script .. Kamala *inherits* the actual presidency. Then runs. The electoral college is tied. The house (sic) vote is tied. Which means the Senate has to choose the tie breaking candidate. And that ends up with … JD Vance as POTUS (Nb this is DRAMA …).”
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Iannucci responded by saying, “Don’t forget we made all that up, though.”
“Still working on the ending,” he replied to another fan who mentioned how Iannucci was “continuing to predict our political reality.”
In the show, which ran from 2012 until 2019, the president resigns, leaving Meyer to ascend the office herself and later launch her own campaign.

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