Portland kid trick-or-treats as a ballot box.

[Reader Rabbit]

The Oregonian had this great picture in this morning's paper.




In case you can't read it, here's the text from the caption:

Ten-year-old Matthew Gilbert was so interested in this year’s presidential election, he decided to dress as a ballot box for Halloween and canvass his Northeast Portland neighborhood. People could show their preference by dropping a treat into one slot for Democratic Sen. Barack Obama or another slot for Republican Sen. John McCain. Gilbert, a fourth-grader at Irvington Elementary, came up with 137 pieces for Obama, 21 for McCain, 1 write-in for Ralph Nader, and a 5 percent margin of error for treats eaten along the way. But he’s the ultimate winner.

I thought it was pretty cool.

[msanthrope]

1. Way cool!!!! Good for you Matthew!!!!!!! n/t

[demmiblue]

2. That is adorable... "5 percent margin of error for treats eaten along the way."

:rofl:

[woo me with science]

3. What a cool idea! nt

[classof56]

4. All right! NCLB aside, this young man's creativity and intelligence

does Oregon proud. Good for him--and awfully glad NE Portlanders went for Obama by a "candyslide".

[succubus.blues]

5. clever kid!

Awesome!

[No Elephants]

6. Aw, that kid has one creative mom or dad.

[flygal]

7. Knr - not just because our guy was the clear winner

but that was a cute story!

[intheflow]

8. Love that there's an Obama sign in the background of the pic!

:D

[tridim]

9. It's ironic that his voting method is more secure than our current real voting methods.

[wildflowergardener]

10. candy

I wonder if everyone gave him one piece of candy or if Obama supporters stuffed the ballot box?

Hmm. Cute idea.

Meg