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ADVICE | ELECTION 2012

Your Halloween costume might predict the next prez

 
Collecting candy, creative costumes, jack-o’-lanterns and… a presidential prediction? That’s right, along with zombie makeup and free chocolate, voting predictions are a big part of Halloween this election year. Halloween stores across the nation claim that the winner of this year’s election will be foretold by observing presidential mask sales.
 
As costume-wearers all over the U.S. buy masks in the likeness of presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, Halloween stores are busy calculating. Store owners anticipate that the candidate with the most masks sold will be the next president of the United States.
 

Of course, not everyone buys the mask of their fave candidate. Some shoppers are dressing as the candidate they like the least while others dress like the candidate they think would make the funniest costume.

Whatever the sale variables, the accuracy of the previous years’ predictions is hard to ignore.
 
Buycostumes.com claims to have correctly predicted the winner of the presidential election for the last three election years in a row. Spirit Halloween boasts a correct prediction for the previous four elections.
 
So who’s winning? According to Buycostumes.com, democrats are ahead with 53 percent of sales while republicans race to catch up with 47 percent. Spirit Halloween’s Presidential Index shows Obama mask sales at 65 percent and Romney way behind at 35 percent. Several other Halloween stores across the nation continue to brag about their mask sales and calculations; the percentages vary but all stores agree that Obama is in the lead.
 
What do you think about Halloween stores predicting the next president? Would you ever dress up like your fave candidate? Blog about it, babes.
 
Masks pictured above for sale from Spirit Halloween

 

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I prefer Obama to win.

by wesdelwarrior on 10/29/2012 8:53:59 PM

 
 

Yeah Obama! This stuff is pretty cool Smile I think there's also something like this about cookies with republican colors or democrat colors...



by DancePartyChick200 on 10/29/2012 8:37:12 PM

 
 

I think it's really cool, funny and fun how halloween stores do this! I have a Spirit Halloween near where I live. I might where something like that for Halloween someday.
YOU KNOW WHAT STINKS!?
It's going to snow and rain on Halloween where I live. We are moving Trick-or-Treating to this Saturday. It stinks though Frown

by YouCanCallMeCat on 10/29/2012 4:30:10 PM

 
 

well, its all over now (eye roll)

by spencer9800 on 10/29/2012 7:56:10 AM

 
 

I want Romney to win, but for some reason I would want to buy a Obama mask instead, between the two...

by Chloe<3 on 10/28/2012 11:11:35 PM

 
 



MOD MOD MOD MOD MOD What are some creative halloween costumes? I have no idea what to be! it cant be super weird either...ahaha i need a lot of ideas!! plz! thanksss

 

Hey zeus11, you could go as a mime, clown, character from a book, movie or tv show, an original superhero, fruit, a baby or an old person, halloween itself(just wear orange and black) or just dress up. Hope one of these help! Xoxo


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by zeus11 on 10/28/2012 10:06:33 PM

 
 

no offense to romney, i say "Win the election, Obama!"

by wesdelwarrior on 10/28/2012 8:13:52 PM

 
 

Haha kinda funny.

by j4zm09 on 10/28/2012 7:53:34 PM

 
 

i saw those at the store they are so creepy.

by Glitterheart16 on 10/28/2012 7:47:52 PM

 
 

lol i wasss gonna b obama but i settled 4 areally CREEPY costume hahahhahh

by aki2000 on 10/28/2012 6:12:45 PM

 
 

I think Halloween stores predicting the next president is just a way for them to get more business, and the key word is that they claim to have predicted the last three or four presidents, but it is easy for anyone to say that they claim to have done something; it's just silly that they are basing such an important thing on something as trivial as a Halloween mask, and I think most people dress up as the candidate they don't like, anyway. I would never dress up like my fave candidate.

by otter77 on 10/28/2012 12:46:56 PM

 
 

go obama!!

by xoxojillianxo on 10/28/2012 12:12:00 PM

 
 

My friend last year dressed as Obama, but he and his family are republicans. This isn't going to be a precise prediction, but it'll be funny!

by kenzi143 on 10/28/2012 10:53:13 AM

 
 

To be honest, I'd never dress up as a president for Halloween. The election and politics are already in the media enough. I don't want to be a walking ad

by myfatsquirrel on 10/28/2012 10:36:06 AM

 
 

Ummmmm... I probably wouldn't go so far as dressing up as one XD

by topaz1116 on 10/28/2012 12:12:30 AM

 
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