John McCain, Charles Keating, William Ayers, Barack Obama
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Is your workplace feeling a little sensitive?

The presidential race is heating up and maybe nasty political comments among your co-workers are escalating.

One side accuses the other of palling around with terrorists.

One side accuses the other of palling around with criminals.

Here at NPR West, we're talking news all day long, so it happens: someone makes a crack and, well, things get a wee bit uncomfortable.

What's your experience? Is the presidential race affecting relations with your co-workers?