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Joe Biden has ceded the race, and the Harris campaign is looking toObamacorefor inspiration now.
The real vice-president and the fake one dont have a lot in common.
We did it so that people werent asking, Whos this meant to be?
If it was a male vice-president, theyd go, Is this Dick Cheney?
or Is this Dan Quayle?
Wed rather it was seen as completely new and current rather than feeding off some character from the past.
I remember saying to Julia, How about the president decides hes not going to run?
You could see her light up:Oh, that will be fun.
Shes going to have to campaign now.
Freedom is not me-dom, she says nonsensically, to cheers at a rally.
(They dont.)
Shes still failing and flailing, but shes failing and flailing upward.
The First Ladys challenges are alluded to in passing throughout the season Have you seen her lately?
Gary (Tony Hale) asks Selina in episode seven.
Shes lost a lot of weight.
Then it hits you that, actually, no, its a serious issue.
Iannucci remembered that suggestion when they got to the season-three finale.
We thought,Lets save that nosebleed for the worst moment it can happen.
It is the least presidential way to react to becoming president, which is perfectlyVeep.
Shes brilliant, Selina sputters after hearing this news.
(Martin recentluturned downthe opportunity to play Kamala Harriss VP pick, Tim Walz, onSaturday Night Live.)
I wanted Selina to feel,Damn, there might be someone better, Iannucci says.
More than a few decline Selinas invitation.
She eventually lands on Tom James, a well-respected Vermont senator and a role created specifically for Hugh Laurie.
Wed always wanted to do something together, Iannucci says.
I heard he was a huge fan of the show.
Everyone likes Tom James, says Ben (Kevin Dunn), Selinas chief of staff.
I like Tom James, and I hate everyone.
But Iannucci also wanted Tom to be a little more slippery than he appears at first.
And it never being clear, which was unsettling.
That was by design as well.
I liked this idea of her feeling cocooned, Iannucci says of Selina.
It used to be that at these conventions, the winning candidate didnt actually appear until the very end.
Its kind of the opposite of ceremonial, really, isnt it?
So you mean that I might lose this election to my fucking vice-president?
Selina asks, breaking down in tears.
But when one side says no, then nothing gets done.
Unwittingly, Iannucci also left Mandel with the challenge of continuing to craft political satire in the Trump era.
In fact, its not any rules.
