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Democratic Women Governors Discuss Importance of More Women Executives in Panel Discussion with Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Yesterday, hundreds attended a panel discussion - with nearly 10,000 people tuning in online via livestream - featuring America's eight Democratic women governors moderated by award-winning actress, producer, and activist Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Watch the full panel discussion from C-SPAN here.

The conversation "spotlight[ed] the governors who have made history by succeeding as women in executive roles and shattering marble ceilings along the way," as The Hollywood Reporter reported. They also discussed the importance of electing more women to executive roles, the stakes of the upcoming elections, and why who your governor is matters when it comes to protecting fundamental freedoms, including reproductive rights.

Read more coverage from yesterday's panel below:

The Hollywood Reporter: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Opens Democratic Women Governors Panel With a Swipe at J.D. Vance

• "Since 2018, the DGA has invested more than $80 million in states and campaigns to elect and re-elect this group, also launching the Women Governors Fund, dedicated to electing Democratic women governors."

POLITICO: Democratic women governors sat down with Veep star Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Yes, there were jokes.

• "The conversation covered challenges from combating disinformation to election administration security. On reproductive rights, another top policy topic for the group, Kelly said that Kansas Republicans 'poked the bear' by putting up a 2022 ballot measure that would've eliminated abortion access in her red state."

Chicago Sun-Times: 'Veep' star Louis-Dreyfus moderates discussion with Democratic women governors

• "'We're laughing. We're crying. I'm f-ing exhausted, to be honest with you,' Louis-Dreyfus said. 'But we're filled with hope and joy. And all of you women on this stage are evidence that Martin Luther King Jr. was right when he said, 'The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.' Sometimes we forget that, when [former President Donald] Trump is trying to bend it back the other way.'"

Los Angeles Times: The stars are coming out for Kamala Harris at the DNC with a healthy dose of joy

• "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 female governors presented by the Democratic Governors Assn."

HuffPost: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Teases JD Vance With Witchy Quip About Female Politicians

• "Julia Louis-Dreyfus tried to help cast Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) as a woman-hating weirdo as she hosted some of the nation's most powerful female politicians for a talk during this week's Democratic National Convention in Chicago."

Deadline: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Quips About Donald Trump And JD Vance To Open Democratic Governors Event

• "Julia Louis-Dreyfus opened a panel featuring eight women Democratic governors Wednesday with a few quips about Donald Trump and JD Vance, while saying she was among those filled with 'new hope and joy' over the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz ticket."

Jezebel: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Reveals What JD Vance Would Call a Panel of 8 Women Governors

• "Moderating the panel was Julia Louis-Dreyfus, so it would have also been psychotic if I didn't enjoy it. But the theater was packed, the line outside Venue SIX10 wrapped around the block, and Meghan Meehan-Draper, the executive director of the DGA, said she heard the afternoon panel was 'the hottest ticket in town.' I don't know if she meant that as a joke or not, but I believe it.

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