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  • -I'm talking with the great Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

  • Julia, thanks again for doing my show.

  • You know, you're doing a fundraiser tomorrow night

  • with a couple of your "Seinfeld" pals.

  • Tell me about this and how it came together.

  • -Okay. So... [ Clears throat ]

  • A couple weeks ago now, I did a fundraiser

  • for the Wisconsin Democratic Party with the "Veep" cast.

  • -Yeah. -And it went very well.

  • It was very, very successful.

  • And, so, I'm just constantly racking my brain

  • about getting the message out about voting

  • and raising funds for the Democrats

  • and what's an effective way to doing that.

  • I thought, "Oh, well, let's get the 'Seinfeld'

  • group together, if I can." It was very last-minute.

  • I mean, like, hyper last-minute. -Yeah.

  • -And we thought, "Oh, let's do a fundraiser for Texas."

  • Because Texas is on the verge of turning blue.

  • I mean, sort of all the way down the ballot,

  • not just congressional seats, but also the state legislature.

  • And that's incredibly important. -Really?

  • -Because if we're able to turn the state legislature blue,

  • then we get a seat at the table when it comes to redistricting.

  • And, you know, the Republicans

  • have been very, very crafty in their gerrymandering,

  • which is not a cool thing to do, and so it's important --

  • State legislature races in addition, of course,

  • to the other races, are just as important, just as critical.

  • So we thought, let's raise funds for Texas,

  • 'cause there's a real opportunity here.

  • So that's what we're doing.

  • So, Larry David, Jason Alexander, and myself.

  • -Wow.

  • -And Seth Meyers is going to moderate.

  • And we're going to -- Each of us is going to talk about --

  • We're going to pick an episode --

  • We have picked an episode, each of us,

  • to talk about sort of,

  • I don't know, the making of, behind the scenes,

  • that kind of stuff. It'll be really fun.

  • -That's going to be great.

  • Can you tell us what episode you picked or no?

  • -Yes. I picked "The soup Nazi."

  • And Jason Alexander picked "The Marine Biologist."

  • And Larry David picked "The Contest."

  • -[ Laughs ] -So -- I know.

  • So, anyway that'll be super fun.

  • And we're going to have sort of "Seinfeld"

  • memorabilia stuff -- I got, like, a --

  • That we're going to raffle away to people who sign up for this.

  • And you can go to afundraiseraboutsomething.com

  • if you want to -- to join the party tomorrow.

  • -Yeah. And it's important to encourage people

  • to talk about their voting plan, is what you have been saying.

  • -Oh, yes. -Why -- Their voting plan.

  • So it's not even like just -- Why is that important?

  • -Well...

  • getting people to vote sometimes can be a heavy lift.

  • I think sometimes because the voter-suppression effort

  • is such a strong one that people feel disenfranchised

  • and feel as if their vote doesn't matter.

  • But, of course, you and I both know that's not the case.

  • The more people vote, the better it is for our democracy.

  • And I do mean that, really.

  • I say that as a Democrat. I say it -- I believe that.

  • And research shows us that if you, for instance,

  • Jimmy, talked to three of your friends

  • who may not be that inclined to vote, right?

  • And you say, "What's your voting plan?"

  • And they say, "Well, I'm not sure."

  • And you can kind of sort of talk them into casting their ballot.

  • You will have a very --

  • You have a very good shot at getting them to vote.

  • So, in addition to making your own plan,

  • asking people in your life

  • what their plan is, is very effective.

  • -It sparks. -So my plan --

  • Here's my ballot right here.

  • I'm going to fill this out, and I'm voting early

  • and taking it in next week.

  • That's my plan.

  • -Ah! -What's your plan?

  • -I've sent mine in. I handed mine to a --

  • I went to the post office here in the building.

  • I did it last week.

  • I filled out my ballot with black ink, by the way.

  • Black ink. -Good.

  • -Don't use a pencil. Don't use colored ink.

  • Black ink. I did it in the secret envelope.

  • I put the secret envelope in the other envelope

  • so that through the windows, you can see it.

  • And, in New York City, believe it or not, you need a stamp.

  • Which, a lot of people will probably be like,

  • "Are you kidding me? I don't have a stamp."

  • It's all -- I feel bad.

  • I go like, "If there's someone in their 80s,

  • how would you even understand how to do this,

  • unless you have someone in your family helping you?"

  • It's like, "Wait. This envelope --"

  • So I did a video. It's online.

  • I show people how easy it is. -Oh, good!

  • -You can do it. And I showed -- This is exactly how do you it.

  • You put this envelope in this thing.

  • It's like -- It's possible. It's good.

  • But someone needs to talk you through it.

  • -Yeah. Sometimes, you know --

  • 'Cause each state has different methods, et cetera, et cetera.

  • So it's important to decide what your voting plan is

  • and then get it done.

  • And if you can early vote,

  • like you did and like I'm going to do,

  • that's a very good thing, too.

  • 'Cause voter turnout is HUGE this year.

  • 5 million people have already voted in Texas. That's a lot.

  • -Have they always -- Texas is giant.

  • But, I mean, have they always had a lot of voter turnout,

  • or is it just this year? -No. No.

  • They're getting more people to turn out this year.

  • And this year, there are about 2. million more

  • eligible voters in Texas since 2016.

  • So that's like -- That's like the population

  • of New Mexico inside of Texas.

  • So it's just -- it's just --

  • It's a real opportunity. Let's put it that way.

  • -Well, I gotta say, you have been --

  • You said that you were going to do this and get people to vote.

  • And already, we're seeing numbers go up.

  • So this is all because of everyone's hard work.

  • But thank you for doing all this hard work.

  • It's awesome what you are doing. -Thank you.

  • -It's always great to see you. Good luck with everything

  • at the "Fundraiser About Something."

  • -Right. FundraiserAboutSomething.com.

  • Or you can come to my social and sign up.

  • And any amount. You can give any amount.

  • -Yeah. -Any amount.

  • -Love it. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, everybody.

  • We'll be right back with Patton Oswalt.

  • -Thank you. -You're the best.

  • Come back whenever. -Patton Oswalt!

  • Tell him I said hey. -I will. Perfect.

  • -All right. -Bye.

  • -Bye!

-I'm talking with the great Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

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