Campaign photo diary: Say cheese

A cheesy rendering of the candidates — and more revealing moments on the trail

Say cheese
(Image credit: Jack Dempsey/Invision for Cheetos/AP Images)

In Colorado Springs, Colo., artist Jason Baalman poses in front of portraits of President Obama and Mitt Romney that he made entirely of Cheetos — more than 2,000 of them. The portraits were commissioned by the chip purveyor, and voters are being asked to weigh in on Facebook in a rather cheesy contest called "You decide: Who will be America's next 'big cheese'?"

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