A rare political post to mark an amazing event

Wednesday, November 05 2008 - Eek! Politics

I do have a category in my blog called EEK! Politics; but I rarely use it because there is a lot of political passion in our community which can sometimes be distracting.

But today is certainly a special day.

For those of you who don't happen to know by now that I am frequently referred to in the .NET community as a "tree-hugging hippie from Vermont", there's a reason for that.

67% of Vermont voters chose Obama yesterday. I believe that that is the highest percentage of any state.

And, yes, I was one of them.

And I'm a happy camper today.

Update - oops, I used CNN.com's map to determine this and neglected to hover over states that were detached from the map.

Washington D.C. (no, not a state but...): 93%

Hawaii: 72%

#1 Patrik Löwendahl on 11.05.2008 at 12:01 PM

Congratulations!I'm positive that Obama will turn your country in the right direction and that he'll have a positive impact on the whole world!I'm very excited :)

#2 A. Ryan on 11.05.2008 at 12:17 PM

Washington D.C.: 92%(not a state.. but still...)

#3 Julia Lerman on 11.05.2008 at 12:36 PM

@ A.Ryan - ahh! Duly noted.

#4 Al Gonzalez on 11.05.2008 at 12:38 PM

Hawaii: 72%Congrats, lets all hope he lives up to some of the hype.

#5 Bill on 11.05.2008 at 7:03 PM

Washington D.C. (no, not a state but...): 93% That’s a surprise.

#6 'thatgirl' on 11.06.2008 at 10:08 AM

You helped make history again Julia. now the struggle begins (smile).maybe finally maturity can return again to politics. it looks hopefully. I've always thought that we really need someone who understands compromise in power, I think that's what Obama can do. Compromise.P.s. Come visit london soon