Attention all you ghosts, goblins, witches and werewolves! This Friday night your haunts are likely to be joined by a whole other pack of spooky characters. We've no doubt that Sarah Caribou Barbie, Johnny "The Sidekick" McCain, Barack "The Messiah" Obama and similarly ghoulish incarnations of Joe The Plumber, Biden The Mouth and The Alaskan First Dude - all cleverly disguised as costumed trick-or-treaters -- will be streaming up your walkway and pounding on your front doors. According to the New York Times today, Sarah Palin "is turning out to be one of the most popular costume figures this Halloween season -- and not just for women."
The ultimate photo op this week will be this Halloween's versions of the 2008 candidates and their families.
Here's your assignment: whip out your digital cameras and capture the best and worst versions of the political figures you see walking around neighborhoods asking for candy, or bobbing for apples at Halloween parties. Join HuffPost's OffTheBus first-ever Costume Contest by submitting your photos. We'll select and publish the winning photographs.
To submit, send your photos to campaigntrail AT huffingtonpost.com and put "Halloween photos" in the subject line. Include your name, city and state so that we can credit you.