The internet (read: Twitterverse) has been blowing up over the Obama campaign’s recent infographic following the life of imaginary US citizen, Julia. The interactive graphic follows Julia from the age of 3 to 67, comparing how the Obama administration will take better care of her throughout life than the Romney administration. At the least, it’s a clever way to hook the visually-turned-on web folks.

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For example, “Under President Obama: During college, Julia undergoes surgery. It is thankfully covered by her insurance due to a provision in health care reform that lets her stay on her parents’ coverage until she turns 26.Under Mitt Romney: Health care reform would be repealedโ€”Romney says he’d ‘kill it dead.'” The graphic goes on to tackle education, womens’ reproductive rights, small buisness needs and retirement.

This catchy graphic has had the Twitter world talking. The conversationโ€”sparking both grumpy and hilarious responsesโ€”led to the creation of the #julia hashtag.

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Alex Zielinski is a former News Editor for the Portland Mercury. She's here to tell stories about economic inequities, cops, civil rights, and weird city politics that you should probably be paying attention...

5 replies on “Obama’s Julia Meme”

  1. Apparently the conservatives wants Julia to do it on her own without many help. Because its good to let Julia go into mounts of debts and fend for herself without unemployment or any women shelter. Or better yet, any domestic violence protection act.

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