On a related note - my wife's close friend is Herm's nanny for his 3 kids. She (the friend) has a big family who have gotten to meet Herm on occasion. She has a 5 year old niece named Hattie. Hattie was with her parents and the news was on about the election. Her dad, joking around said "Hattie, who are you going to vote for." She looked at him, pointed to the tv (Obama was on) and said "Daddy, Coach Herm of course."
The friend told Herm the story, he thought it was very funny.
Also did you know that Herm was Catholic? He goes to my sister's parish.