VP or Bust

Harris’s “Chemistry” Tests • Dispatch From Fire Island • Simone for President [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( VP or Bust Good morning. The 2024 election is moving at a rapid pace. We’re less than 100 days out from Election Day, and, in what has been a wildly abbreviated veepstakes, Kamala Harris met with [finalists]( vying to be her running mate Sunday for “chemistry” tests, [writes]( Katie Herchenroeder. In other news, Doug Emhoff, the second gentleman, released a statement Saturday that he had an extramarital affair during his first marriage long before he met Harris. On Friday, before the British tabloid report about the affair, Emhoff and Chasten Buttigieg were on Fire Island and held the most successful fundraiser in the island’s history, beating the haul for an event Cher showed up to in 2016. Anna Peele has our [party report](: “En route to the event, Secret Service agents appeared to waylay hunks in bikini cut swimsuits to smuggle Emhoff on and off the island.” Plus, Jimmy Carter [says]( he’s hoping to stay alive past his 100th birthday only so he can vote for Harris. On Saturday, in Georgia, Carter’s home state, Donald Trump held a rally at the [same venue]( Harris shared with Quavo and Megan Thee Stallion last week and made fun of the pronunciation of Harris’s name, a line of attack that felt, well, [familiar.]( Thanks for reading. [Image may contain: Kamala Harris, Crowd, Person, People, Electrical Device, Microphone, Accessories, Jewelry, and Necklace]( [Kamala Harris Is Doing In-Person “Chemistry” Tests With Her Top VP Candidates]( By [Katie Herchenroeder]( [At least three of the finalists—Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota, and Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona—were scheduled to meet with the vice president on Sunday.]( [Read more button](   [Doug Emhoff and Chasten Buttigieg Just Shattered Cher’s Record for Fire Island Fundraising]( By [Anna Peele]( [Chasten told a sold-out Fire Island crowd how Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg, and the husbands formed a close bond.]( [Read more button](   [Jimmy Carter Is Trying to Stay Alive Long Enough to Vote for Kamala Harris]( By [Katie Herchenroeder]( [Georgia’s early voting starts just two weeks after the former president’s 100th birthday.]( [Read more button](   [Simone Biles Deserves Another Gold for Apparently Shading Donald Trump]( By [Erin Vanderhoof]( [The gymnast came into the Paris 2024 Summer Games with something to prove. Once she got two gold medals, she followed them up with a few social media dunks.]( [Read more button](   [Who Will Be Kamala Harris’s Veep Pick? Here Are the Finalists]( By [Katie Herchenroeder]( [The presumptive Democratic nominee is expected to choose between US senator Mark Kelly of Arizona, Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro, and Minnesota governor Tim Walz.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast