Americans are ‘doom spending’ to cope with election stress

According to a new survey, more Americans are spending money they don’t have to deal with stress—and the election is a big source of that anxiety.

People deal with the horrors of an extremely close, high-stakes presidential election in many different ways. Some throw themselves into work, others consume gallons of wine, and others lace up their most comfortable shoes and go canvassing. Another method of self-soothing has recently been on the rise, however, and this one comes with a nasty financial hangover.