Could Amy Poehler Revive Leslie Knope to Celebrate Hillary Clinton's Nomination?

Parks and Recreation creator said he's 'up for anything'

This week, as Democrats made history by making Hillary Clinton the first female president nominee of a major party, many on social media were thinking wistfully about another famous, albeit fictional, female politician: Leslie Knope.

That's the dedicated, perpetually optimistic public servant played by Amy Poehler for seven seasons on the NBC comedy Parks and Recreation, who herself hoped to one day become the first female president.

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