The 2020 Democratic primary is already being dominated by women, and while most of the celebrities in attendance declined to endorse any one candidate, they had no qualms sharing their enthusiasm about so many women seeking office on the red carpet.
"I'm still waiting to see. I love them all. I particularly love Kamala [Harris], but I love them all," Felicity told POPSUGAR. But when it comes to the gendered attacks female candidates face, she added: "I haven't seen much change in how they are received. I have seen a change in that women are brave enough to put up with the onslaught — I've seen the courage level."
Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Melissa Fumero said she's also undecided about who will get her vote in 2020. "I'm in a wait-and-see place right now. I definitely was excited when Kamala Harris announced — I was hoping she would," she told us. "The fact that there are — how many now? Five? Four? — [women running], it's amazing! It's such a moment. Whatever the outcome, the fact that we have so many women in the primary going for it [shows] the conversation is changing."
Amber, who has a new book of political essays out on March 5, said she's similarly refreshed to see how EMILY's List has contributed to the current wave of female candidates and elected officials.
"They are igniting everybody and making them feel like they're part of something big," she told us, "and they're helping young women politicians get into positions of power where they've never been invited — where they've never been allowed to be."
