We had 31. Nary a whiff of politics in the air. Wedding dates were announced, babies were cooed over (they did not scream and wail, thank you, God). The resident DUmmy in the family got into some sort of trouble, but was not mentioned and was not there. That provided an undercurrent of drama. I think it involved a car crash and booze. and some other stuff.
Great story, R4R.