Amazon.com polls in - Obama 63% vs. McCain 37% (sale of the halloween masks)

[LynneSin]

http://www.amazon.com/Put-Your-Party-on-Your-Face/meters/A2JPIXA6Y3NESG/ref=pd_zg_lm_w_2p_c?pf_rd_p=436291501&pf_rd_s=right-3&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=507846&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0T1JJ5GJ4CPZ8T966GX9

Have no idea how to interpret that one but there you go!

[supernova]

1. Actually aren't the Halloween masks fairly accurate?

Sounds laughable, but I seem to remember that the biggest mask seller is almost always the winner.

edit: Yep. USATODAY from 2004:

Halloween masks may predict election winner
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Maybe there's a reason Halloween and Election Day are so close together.
For the last six presidential elections, sales of candidate masks have predicted the winner, an Internet costume seller says.

For the last six presidential elections, since Ronald Reagan's first victory, sales of rubber Halloween masks caricaturing the Republican and Democratic candidates have predicted the next president, according to an Internet costume seller.

President Bush is leading so far this year. As of Thursday, 55% of the masks sold were of Bush and 45% of John Kerry, said Daniel Haight, chief operating officer of New Berlin-based Buyseasons, which owns Buycostumes.com.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-09-30-presidential-masks_x.htm


edit: So this indicator has been right since 1984.

[Arugula Latte]

2. Good sign for Obama, methinks!

Sales are supposed to be a pretty darn good indication of eventual winner, believe it or not!

[southpaw]

3. A McCain mask will only be recognized this Halloween

The Obama mask will be useful for at least the next 8 years.

People know this.

Why buy into obsolescence?

[rateyes]

4. The McCain mask is much scarier.

[VWolf]

5. Thanks for reminding me! Gotta order mine. nt