Pumpkins before politicians
It’s likely more people will carve a pumpkin this Halloween than vote in the mid-term elections next week.
Last year, the National Retail Federation polled 8,100 American adults regarding Halloween-related spending and 41% responded that they will carve a pumpkin to celebrate the holiday. Meanwhile, trends in voter turnout indicate that we can expect 39% of eligible voters to be casting ballots on November 7.
I, for one, will be doing both.