No matter one's political ideology, there is no sense in being obtuse or mincing words: there is a new level of political acrimony in our national discourse, and among many a perception that things are getting worse. Now, it should go without saying that we have no political skin in this game--we are just nerds with a giant database and an interest in finding market trends, so we naturally wanted to know if politics and the economy are shaping people's purchase behaviors?
Spoiler alert: they are.