This is too awesome! Sean Tevis, an Information Architect in Kansas, decided to run for his state Representative's office. Problem? He needed money, at least $26,000. The comic spells out what happened. He reached his goal in 24 hours.

According to the LA Times:

As of Saturday, 5,703 people had made online donations to Tevis' campaign. The majority live outside of the state. Fans from other countries even sent more than $1,700 -- which Tevis refunded, in compliance with federal election rules.

Staffers for two political candidates in Kansas and eight out-of-state campaigns -- Democrats and independents running for state or congressional seats -- have contacted Tevis in recent days to ask for help and advice. And the money has continued to pour into Tevis' campaign, along with fan e-mails cheering on his campaign platform of boosting teacher pay, eliminating food taxes and protecting an individual's right to privacy.

Whether or not he wins I applaud him for his wit. This and Obama'a use of the net for fund raising tell me that politicians are finally figuring out this interwebs thing. Now is that good? Well I guess we'll see.

If you don't read XKCD and you're a geek of ANY strip, you should remedy that.