RNC Officials Dress Up For Halloween As Democrats Running Away From Obama

BuzzFeed - “We wanted to make sure even our Halloween costumes were on message.” On Thursday, several Republican National Committee employees in Washington went to work dressed in jogging gear. Their costumes: "Democrats running away from President Obama." With Republicans poised to make big gains across the country in next week's midterm elections, RNC operatives in D.C. are apparently feeling celebratory — and a bit troll-y — this Halloween. One of the persistent plot lines of this election has been the awkward dance between President Obama, who is mired in low approval ratings, and electorally vulnerable Democrats in red and purple states, who need to keep their distance from their party's standard-bearer. Republicans have spent no small amount of time highlighting this dynamic. The RNC official who passed these photos along to BuzzFeed News said, "Four days from Election Day, we wanted to make sure even our Halloween costumes were on message." The offici