AND THE WINNER OCT. 31 IS ... GEORGE W. BUSH!Byline: Candice Choi Staff Writer President George W. Bush leads Sen. John Kerry  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. in a new poll, but Spider-Man beats them both in a decidedly unscientific unscientific Unproven, see there poll of who will be sent up most often this Halloween. Shrek, Harry Potter and Garfield also rank higher in costume choices than the two politicos in a survey released Tuesday by Shopping in America. Still, political figures are more popular than ever this year, said Mark Lopez, an employee at California Costume in Burbank. But just why more revelers are opting to be Bush is anyone's guess. ``Halloween is all about being a character, and it's maybe easier to be Bush - you can talk funny and nod your head up and down,'' said John Tolson, owner of Magic World in Chatsworth. The store is selling about five times more Bush masks than Kerry masks, he said. The poll found 44 percent of shoppers say Bush will be the more popular mask this Halloween, compared to 16 percent who said the same for Kerry. The same study found shoppers across the country will spend an average of $49.27 on Halloween-related activities. Other popular political masks include former presidents Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, all of whom developed a cult following This article does not discuss cultist groups, personality cults, or "cult" in its original sense of "religious practice". See cult (disambiguation) for more meanings of the term "cult". after they were worn in the film ``Point Break,'' Tolson said. After the Monica Lewinsky Monica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American woman with whom the former United States President Bill Clinton admitted (after initially denying) to having had an "inappropriate relationship"[1] while Lewinsky worked at the White House in 1995 and 1996. scandal, masks of former President Bill Clinton sold even faster than the Bush masks are now, Tolson said. By comparison, the Michael Dukakis Michael Stanley Dukakis (born November 3, 1933) is an American Democratic politician, former Governor of Massachusetts, and the Democratic presidential nominee in 1988. He was born to Greek and Vlach immigrant [1] mask never sold well. Although celebrity masks are typically the top sellers, Lopez said there is a lot of interest in the run-up to the election, just two days after Halloween. It's not just Republicans who are buying Bush masks. ``A lot of Democrats are buying the (Bush) masks to use as a dummy or punching bag,'' Tolson said. Other popular masks include Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] and Donald Trump Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , Tolson said. ``That one's easy because you just wear a suit and say `You're fired' all night long.'' Candice Choi, (818) 713-3634 candice.choi(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) George W. Bush masks lead sales of John Kerry masks at Magic World in Chatsworth leading up to Halloween. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer |
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