I live in DC, work for an NGO, and literally half of my friends are currently working or have recently worked on one of the campaigns. When I play AH, the last thing I want to hear is politics.
I tuned off 200 as soon as I logged on last night, as I knew it would be unbearable. You can only squelch so quickly, after all.
It started coming up in knight country chat a couple times, but all three times (that I saw, anyway) people collectively instantly shut it down again. ("keep it on 200, shut your pie hole, no one cares", etc etc) That being said, I wasn't on later in the evening after results had been given, so I'm not sure.
In any case, if you are switching knights it will be good to have you Talon.
Druski