Wisconsin Democrats high-profile fundraisers continue Thursday with stars of Parks and Rec – Madison.com

Having an event like West Wing or Princess Bride or Parks and Rec, theres always going to be folks who might not be picking up the phone or responding to messages or wanting to be involved in the political process, but maybe now theres this new entrance for them to come in because theyre seeing these folks put on events and do these events that sort of reach outside of politics in their own way but also give people this permission structure that its okay to be involved, Shulman said.

After the success of the Aug. 18 event, which featured a live, virtual taping of The West Wing Weekly episode recap podcast and drew 6,215 listeners, Shulman said the party saw it had an opportunity to engage people in a way that is incredibly unique to the moment.

The Princess Bride event came the following month, after a DPW official, through a friend, reached out to actor Cary Elwes (Westley) to make the ask, DPW head Ben Wikler relayed in a recent Twitter thread.

Elwes said in a statement following the announcement about the script reading that Democrats ability to win the White House is only possible if we win Wisconsin.

I am thrilled to be part of this very rare reunion of my colleagues from "The Princess Bride" as a way to increase awareness and garner resources for the state that will determine the fate of America, he added.

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