Politics can’t scare off Ryan from his appointed Halloween rounds
Janesville, Wisconsin (CNN) – Even in an election year, Republican vice presidential hopeful Paul Ryan stuck to a family trick-or-treat tradition.
On Wednesday, Mitt Romney's running mate held three rallies in his home state before he and wife, Janna, returned to Janesville to spend Halloween with their three children.
“We will go trick-or-treating on the same route we go every year, which is the same route I went on when I was a little guy," Ryan said earlier in Racine.
Ryan's 10-year-old daughter, Liza, donned a blue wig and dressed up as a tamer version of pop singer Katy Perry, who recently performed at a fundraiser for President Barack Obama.
Unrecognizable in a red cape and black mask, 9-year-old Charlie dressed up as the Unknown Phantom. Grim Reaper, 7-year-old Sam, included a scythe that his dad carried around so his son could collect candy.
Janna Ryan wore a witch's hat but her husband appeared to be dressed up as an everyday Wisconsin dad. Ryan wore the same red University of Wisconsin jacket he had on earlier in the day but added a Badgers hat to his trick-or-treat ensemble. Joining the family was Ryan's sister-in-law Zoe, married to brother Stan, and their 2-year-old, Zaydee Mae Ryan, dressed up as a butterfly.
This year, reporters and campaign staff accompanied the Ryan brood down Jefferson Avenue, a street he frequented as a kid.
Now, with a cadre of reporters and campaign staff, Ryan's personal aide, Jake Kastan, also took part in the fun. Early on in the campaign, Ryan's youngest son, Sam, began calling him "chicken butt." Kastan joined in on the fun, surprised the kids and dressed up in a yellow chicken suit.
"You guys know why he has this suit on don't you? Because Sam calls him ‘chicken butt,’ " Ryan said with a laugh as he and Janna posed for a picture with his personal aide.
When reporters followed Ryan's clan to the last house, they asked the vice presidential hopeful to comment on the latest poll numbers in Wisconsin.
Ryan brushed off the question, "We're not doing questions."
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Sorry, Mr. Ryan scares me enough.
Mitt must have let him borrow it!
Vampire Ryan busy around town. Watch out of Vampire candy.
Maybe someone needs to enlighten Ryan about the Pagan roots of Halloween. He surely wouldn't approve . . .
must be nice...to go home to home ...while so many cant
Dear CNN,
Your job is to report on issues like Mitt Romney telling one of your anchors that FEMA should be privatized. Nobody cares about Paul Ryan's Halloween plans. Do your job, and earn back some respect.
– Ryan
Looks like zombies to me. Fired!
Those people are having too much fun. Grins and a few Giggles.
So Mr. Ryan is taking his kids out looking for a handout? Maybe they should be taught to build their own candy business and not ask for others to give them things for free.
Who is this person?
How nice to simply take the evening off ala Bush during Katrina. Good to know it's more important to go out with the kids trick or treating that take care of people who are dealing with large emergencies.
Yeah, rub it in for the 10 million families who didn't go out trickin' or treatin' today. Class act, Ryan. Real classy.
Got Romnesia?
A true family man always makes time for his kids. Ryan is real. He wants what's best for his family and what's best for America. He's not the monster that the liberal machine would like you to believe.
It's so easy to relate to the man with the mansion and nanny.
Gotta admire the guy for the all American Halloween, but the costumes are a bit a lame. We did better in nowhere Kansas.
Ryan scares seniors and poor all round of the year this is not something special
This is HUGE news, thanks for sharing it CNN.. now my life is complete
A real man always finds time for his kids. Ryan is real and wants what's best for his family and for America. He is not the monster that many would like you to believe.
Nice... Happy Holloween... New Jersey's underwater and thousands are in the dark tonight but i'm sure glad the Ryan's are having a grand ol' time tricking and treating in their 1% neighborhood... woohooo
Who cares....He will soon be proposing a bill to outlaw Halloween as a pagan holiday...These Religious nuts are not to be trusted...
Meanwhile, the 47percent are cleaning up the mess left by hurricane Sandy.Wonder what the one percenters would do without them?
REALLY, CNN? This is news? And for whom, by and by............?
Wow.
Vice President Ryan.
And Ryan was in disguise as a moderate, just waiting until the election...uh, Halloween...is over.