Eric Olson has always been a political junkie. Much to his wife's chagrin, he is often glued to C-SPAN. Besides voting, Olson was never really politically active until this year, when he sponsored a fundraiser for Barack Obama at a local cafe in Hermantown, Minn. (Eric Olson)

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Eric Olson has always been a political junkie. Much to his wife's chagrin, he is often glued to C-SPAN. Besides voting, Olson was never really politically active until this year, when he sponsored a fundraiser for Barack Obama at a local cafe in Hermantown, Minn.

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