WASHINGTON (AP) — Other ballclubs may stake the claim to “America’s team,” but when it comes to the nation’s political class, it’s the Washington Nationals in a landslide.

On their way to Washington’s first postseason baseball appearance since 1933, the Nationals last year won the affection of many politicians, policymakers and pundits. In a city where squabbling sides can’t seem to agree on anything, the Nationals united the likes of Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell, Ben Bernanke, Charles Krauthammer and James Carville in common cause.