“No honey, you can’t go as a vampire. You’re going as Senator Chris Dodd!”. It’s at that point that I’d be running into my room crying. Is he kidding?

Chris Dodd did lay out step-by-step instructions today for kids to dress up like him in hopes of bagging lots of candy:

• Use coloring to turn your white (representing the Democratic presidential candidate’s 26 years on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee).
• Carry a copy of the Constitution (demonstrating Dodd’s vow to restore what he calls the Bush administrations assaults on civil liberties).
• Wield a folder of Dodd’s campaign proposals (showing his “bold ideas” for a corporate carbon tax, free community college, and a comprehensive national service plan)

“Every year, parents and their children struggle to find that perfect Halloween costume,” Dodd spokesman Bryan DeAngelis said in a statement. “We wanted to do our part to help by providing them with the option of going as the one candidate who has the proven leadership, record of results, and bold ideas that we need in our next president — Chris Dodd.”

Because life isn’t politicized enough, it’s time to dress your kids up as a usually-obscure, long-shot presidential candidate from Connecticut. On the other hand, you can be sure to scare the crap out of the neighbors if you carry a Democratic tax plan (had to tap Reagan for a moment).

H/t Slublog.