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Will Halloween Masks Again Predict the Election?

Will Halloween Masks Again Predict the Election? - Monday, October 20, 2008 at 5:20PM EST

? Reported by: Jeff Chirico
Monday, Oct 20, 2008 @ 05:20pm EST
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY- Two weeks before the election, Barack Obama is leading in the number of Halloween masks sold. One costume retailer says it has successfully predicted the last three elections, based on the sale of candidate masks. But sales in Scranton may be leaning toward the GOP.

Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama is leading in most polls, so it's perhaps no surprise his mask is selling more than John McCain's. 57% to 43% according to amazon. com

But Scranton, a city both campaigns are fighting to win, may be bucking the national Halloween trend. At Taney's Costume Shop on North Washington Avenue, political masks hang on the walls.

They say Obama and Clinton masks have sold about the same. Half the inventory is gone. But that fails to John McCain. His masks have been sold out for a month.

But Taney's owner Jim O'Hora doesn't think his masks sales predict how Scranton votes. "I sold one Obama mask to a Republican who wanted to make fun of him, so you can't go by sales."

But Jim says whether the demand continues depends on whether the President can save face in the White House. "Clinton I still sell. I still get calls for Clinton. It's been years since I sold a Bush mask. Too easy of a target to make fun of I guess."

If you're looking for an Obama or McCain mask, you better hurry. Two Halloween retailers we contacted are sold out of both.

 


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