Forget the opinion polls, pundits and focus groups. If you really want to know who's going to win the 2008 presidential election, you can look to these far more reliable, time-tested indicators:
Halloween masks: Sales figures for rubber masks of the candidates have foretold the winner of every election since 1980, according to costume sellers. In other words, the bigger freak usually wins. BuyCostumes.com shows sales of Obama masks outpacing McCain masks by 55 to 45 percent, while Amazon.com currently shows a 53 to 47 percent split in Obama's favor.
Meanwhile, Sarah Palin has outsold Joe Biden by a margin of 3 to 1, so that could blunt Obama's advantage -- or simply scare more voters into voting Obama, take your pick.
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