RNC officials' Halloween costumes: 'Democrats running away from Obama'
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Employees of the Republican National Committee in Washington had an interesting idea for Halloween costumes.
On Thursday, a group of RNC officials went to work wearing exercise clothing and marathon numbers. The resulting costume was "vulnerable Democrats running from President Obama." The participating officials each wore a specific Democrat's name — and yes, the staffer dressed as Charlie Crist was holding a fan.
"Four days from Election Day, we wanted to make sure even our Halloween costumes were on message," an RNC official told BuzzFeed.
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Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.
