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Automobiles are a wonderful distraction during this seemingly endless political season. Coming models, horsepower stats, and design analyses provide a welcome break from lurid insider e-mails and questions about which candidate has bigger hands.
But then the whiff of smoke from an ill-considered burnout brings reality surging back, reminding us the toxicity and apprehension of this presidential campaign shares more in common with burning tires at a Mogadishu militia checkpoint than the staid lessons from our middle school civics text.
Of course, even cars can be political. The Obama administration?s recently released guidelines on autonomous vehicles remind us that Washington has a strong hand in the automotive industry, and should Donald Trump be elected, we are assured that Mexican built Fords will soon be replaced by chains of Lada dealerships set up by some guy named Vladamir. Party Preferences
Politics even has a role in car purchasing. Automobile Magazine not long back published the results of a study by market research firm Auto Pacific on car preferences by political affiliation. Unsurprisingly, political alignment suggested clear brand preferences, but it seems common ground can be found in what people did NOT like ? not a single Democrat or Republican polled wanted to buy a Smart.
Maybe whoever wins on November 8th can unite the country around a common hatred for tiny city cars . . .

Cars: Campaign Edition
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