Campaign photo diary: Katy Perry: Human ballot
Pop star Katy Perry literally wears her vote — and more revealing moments on the trail

Pop princess Katy Perry wears a dress designed to look like a ballot while performing at a campaign rally for President Obama in Las Vegas on Oct. 24. The "pleathery dress looks, really, um, warm," says Ellie Krupnick at The Huffington Post. "Way to take one for the Obama-Biden team, Perry."
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