Welcome :-)
Hum..
Politics..
You're probably right about the media having a field day...
Still..
I might be a bit naive here, but wouldn't local politics still be possible?
Off course.. I don't know how things are at your place.. and strictly speaking anything that got anythings to do with politics is placing you straight in the line of fire for more or less anything..

Oh, well..
Welcome at any rate and I hope you'll enjoy your stay here :-)