This was inevitable. After one of the most grueling and high-stakes election seasons in modern history, the American people are naturally exhausted and are tuning out at a massive rate when it comes to the realm of politics.
According to an AP-NORC poll, Americans are shutting it off by a whopping 65 percent, but most of these Americans are Democrats. Probably not surprising, given the massive loss they took against what many of them consider to be the worst person on the planet:
The urge to take a step back from the news is shared by people in both parties. Democrats are slightly more likely than Republicans to say they feel the need to limit their media consumption on government and politics (72% vs 59%). Republicans are slightly more likely than Democrats to feel the need to avoid news about climate change (48% vs 37%).
People are not eager for…
