This story is part of 2020 elections, CNET's coverage of the November vote preparations.
With the Saturday news that Joe Biden has won the controversial race for US President, his running mate Kamala Harris made history. The elected vice president will be the first woman ever elected to this position, as well as the first black and first Asian American woman. One of the first to congratulate Harris was someone who knows the Vice President's duties well, at least on television: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who played Vice-President (eventually President) Selina Meyer in HBO's popular comedy Veep, which ended in 2019.
"'Madam Vice President' is no longer a fictional character," tweeted Louis-Dreyfus.
Louis-Dreyfus was far from being alone in her congratulations. In the historic elections, many people on social media - from politicians to entertainers to everyday voters - reacted with excitement.
"Do you hear the?" wrote a Twitter user along with footage of Harris dancing exuberantly. "That's the cracking of the glass ceiling."
Dancing was a common theme in the Harris memes, with some referencing Louis-Dreyfus' infamous awkward dancing as Elaine on the hit sitcom Seinfeld.
Inspired other women
A popular image created by artist Bria Goeller and shirt company Good Trubble showed Harris walking next to her, briefcase in hand and the shadow of Ruby Bridges on a wall. Ruby Bridges was, of course, the first African American child to leave his all-white elementary school in Louisiana.
Many women celebrated Harris's election as a historic premiere that they weren't sure would happen in their lives. Wrote one: "I cry for joy. As a 61-year-old woman, I was afraid I would never see that day. It means a lot!" Another wrote: "What a great day for my daughters and all the daughters of this country."
My daughter is dancing around the house singing "Kamala is my best friend!" over and over.
I don't think it's possible to exaggerate how big this moment is for young girls everywhere.Thank you and congratulations @ KamalaHarris!
- Barry Schapiro, MD, FAAOS (@bschapiroMD) November 7, 2020
Husband Douglas Emhoff also celebrated
And some also celebrated the very first second gentleman, Harris' husband Douglas Emhoff.
Emhoff himself tweeted a photo that his wife was hugging and wrote: "So proud of you."
"We did it, Joe"
The video of Harris himself on the phone with Joe Biden also quickly went viral.
"We did it, Joe," says Harris in the video. "You will be the next President of the United States."
