How did you and the writers reach the decision to approach the topic?
So did you ever get any notes from the web link that you had to work with?
No, definitely not.
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I never felt that pressure from Fox at all about this storyline.
That was what the conversation was like with the online grid, so I dont knowwhereMax got that.
So no back-and-forth with Fox?
No, no, no, no.
Honestly, that wasnt what was happening, but therearesome Standards and Practices rules about being equal about representation.
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Jess and Cece campaign for Hillary Clinton, but what about Schmidt?
We decided to have Schmidt be a Paul Ryan 2020 supporter.
Hes looking toward the future.
Hes not supporting Donald Trump?
Was that something you thought about when it came down to deciding who Schmidt supported?
You know, with Schmidts character, he seems like the kind of Republican who wouldnt be supporting Trump.
He seems like hes more… [pauses] I dont know.
I should probably stop saying any more.
It just felt right that he was a Paul Ryan guy, so we made that choice.
Inthe promo for the episode, we see Jess dress up as Trump.
What was that like?
Zooey is a pretty amazing Trump, surprisingly.
I was really amazed at how well she did that.
They dont look particularly similar.
Im a lifelong Democrat and I support Hillary, but I had interesting conversations with the Republican delegates.
You said you werent trying to promote any personal agendas, but thisisan episode aboutgetting out the vote.
Was encouraging voter registration a message that youdidwantto drive in?
I definitely wouldnt say that we have tackled politics with this episode.
I definitely hope [the episode] adds to the conversation.
When you might laugh about something, sometimes it opens you up to listen to something.
Comedy can play a role in these bigger conversations, as long as it doesnt take itself too seriously.
The funniest stuff can be about things that are actually pretty complicated.
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