When U.S. Senator Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is tapped for Vice-President, she's one step closer to fulfilling her dream of becoming the country's first female President. But for now, she is stuck with the number two job and with that comes a ton of personal appearances to withstand, a litany of people to schmooze and an endless number of schemes to be hatched. Can she survive in politics long enough to reach the top spot?