As a Democrat who immersed himself in political news during the presidential campaign, Ziad Aunallah has much in common with many Americans since the election. He's tuned out. “People are mentally exhausted,

About two-thirds of Americans have recently felt the need to limit their political news consumption, according to a recent poll. Why it matters: The reluctance to consume political news is reflected in TV ratings.

Americans feel like they should increasingly avoid political news content, according to a study published Thursday by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research at the University of Chicago. Their research found 65 percent of adults have felt the need to limit their media consumption about the government and politics due to information overload,