Less than a week from the U.S. presidential election, Halloween couldn’t be timelier for political costumes. The debates gave plenty of costume ideas, from binders of women to horses with bayonets. And with Mitt Romney rocketed Sesame Street back into social discourse when he said: “I love PBS, I love Big Bird,” the No. 1 selling costume of the year (according to several American radio stations) was the friendly yellow bird.

Haha! “@seanward: Romney, binders, horses, bayonets #halloween http://instagr.am/p/RTrOcBpIgz/”Christine Pagulayan

Halloween in Columbus: Big Bird, Romney & Binder of Women #swingState http://instagr.am/p/RT0E9mmXdp/Andrew Rafferty

Happy Halloween! #wallybear #birddog #bigbirdkgrenagle

@billmaher happy #Halloween from pumpkin #BigBird and #Romney ! http://pic.twitter.com/k0Xt5RSelil Valtiel

#SesameStreet #pumpkin #halloween #carving #BigBird Kym

It’s hard out there for a bird. #bigbird #halloweenieAbby D

Lmao…best costume of 2012! #romney #sesamestreet #bigbird #halloweenAgatha Jazmin

Some binders showed up at our @amprog Halloween Party. http://instagr.am/p/RQlKsbrek4/Josh Dorner

@PizzaLuce myself @codawg82 & @MikeMusic25 were Binders full of "women" for Halloween! http://pic.twitter.com/qhCoNfXQJason Lopez

"Binders Full of Women"… Happy Halloween! #Obama2012 #RomneyNotReady #uspoli http://pic.twitter.com/WblOQiCxNatasha Wilson

My mom and dad in their Halloween costumes. Clint Eastwood & The Empty Chair! LOL http://pic.twitter.com/olwzIIkhChris Loesch

And when costume ideas moved away from politics, there was always PSY from the viral music video Gangnam Style.

Halloween Week @nml … Psy up in here! #gangnamstyle http://instagr.am/p/RdlEQBvn-F/Lauren Toyota

Griffy Psy #gangnam #halloween #miniswag @ Hilke North http://instagr.am/p/RcuA8GFzXs/kalibrooke

@psy_oppa Happy Halloween #PumpkingGangnamStyle http://instagr.am/p/REU-8HGp83/빅뱅은 내 세상이야

@psy_oppa I couldn’t resist carving. Happy Halloween! @SMSG_psy http://pic.twitter.com/Iq4gepTCNikki Stockley

Happy Halloween! #GangnamStyle #Pumpkin @psy_oppa http://pic.twitter.com/6KxPHpb8Carson Wise

If you see this jack-o-lantern, you’ve reached my house…#halloween #psy #gangnamstyle http://pic.twitter.com/3g2rn74SMr. Marshall