You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

Category: TV & MOVIE ACTORS 
Clue: John Mahoney of "Frasier" played one of the guys who sold aluminum siding in this Barry Levinson film
tin men

Category: BRAVE NEW WORD 
Clue: If you reply anonymously to support your own post in an online forum, you're this hand puppet, like Lamb Chop
sock puppet

Category: ELECTIONS 
Clue: It's been said Martin van Buren's son John was 1st to advise, "Vote early & ..." this

often