Do I say it here or in the political area.....I'M DONE.....CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE....

[a kennedy]

how bad does it have to be before we just say suck it. I'm done.....can't watch ANY political shows anymore, even local shows.... it's 2014 election 24/7. I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE. All the advertisements. I'm going on cable trash shows from now until November 5th. Sorry, just can't handle anything about the election.

[shraby]

1. Even on the night when the voting is done and returns are coming it, they start talking about

the next election just as if one didn't just happen. There is noooo end.

[Mister Nightowl]

3. And the '16 presidential campaign officially stars the next morning

My ex-wife used to say that thing country is overstimulated. Boy, was she right!

[justabob]

9. 2016 is already going strong on these very pages

It is endless. 2012 was horrible and painfully long, and early indicators are that 2016 will be worse. I won't make it all the way through without a break/news black out. I already do not watch tv news and just can't read certain things anymore. It is crazy-making.

[a kennedy]

12. Was shocked, saw a 2016 bumper sticker today for BEN CARSON?????

WTH??? I just tried not to look at it.

[Throd]

2. Hell, I tuned out months ago.

[bravenak]

4. I can taste their voices.

Disgusting. Calling me all the time, from this device, from that device....
And now we have the Ebola coming to get us!!

[arcane1]

5. Television is a HUGE recipient of all that Citizens United Super-PAC cash

And I'm sure it's now their new business model. What network would stand up to a system that is giving their competitors such unprecedented revenue?

I'm not sure what the rules are on how that PAC money gets spent, but we have seen examples of how members of the media can be bought, or ghost-written. We've seen product placements designed to look like "local news broadcasts", so why not political ads too?

That's my long version of saying TURN IT OFF!

[roody]

6. Yes!! Turn it off.

[northoftheborder]

7. I'm with you - tonight I was just done in when Rachel started in on an hour by hour description of..

....ebola's effect on the human body....I turned to American Pickers, which I love anyway, and last night's recorded show about Gates' geneology research about people...I may see what Lawrence has to say. I can't stand any morning shows on TV - hate Morning Joe and the other network wastes of time.... I always start my day by chuckling with my recorded shows of Jon Stewart and the genius Colbert. I've decided All Politics All the Time is not healthy!

[malaise]

13. I did something I rarely do

Watched Criminal intent and it was about an aircraft taken over by a man and his computer.
There were even references to MH17.

[nirvana555]

8. I am right there with you. I'm so done. I'm not watching ANY of it. N/T

[Cha]

10. I don't have a tv or radio.. I just read about the Midterms on DU and other sites of my choosing.. I

can imagine your pain, though.

[liberal_at_heart]

11. I stopped watching tv news a couple of years ago. I don't like tv station owners telling me

what to think or what to be afraid of. I can think for myself and make those decisions for myself thank you. If people spent half the time they watch tv news doing actual research on the internet, in libraries, reading a wide variety of books, newspapers, and magazines they wouldn't need someone on tv telling them what to think.

[G_j]

14. good idea, just make sure to vote!

turn off the TV and enjoy some peace.

[bigwillq]

15. I dislike the ads, phone calls, mailings

It's way too much. But, it's almost over. You can make it!

[Adrahil]

17. I swear, I am SUPER close to telling....

the next Democratic fundraising group that calls me that the NEXT time they call, I'm done. I donate what I can, and I do it online. STOP CALLING ME!

[bigwillq]

18. I yell at them all, tell them if they call me again, I am not voting for them.

LOL

The calls are really annoying.

[Adrahil]

22. It's SO tempting. Jeebus.... it's every day, several times a day.

[Adrahil]

16. And TV advertising will be less and less effective for Dems.

Many of us barely watch traditional broadcast TV (I know I RARELY do). The D's target demographic is far less likely to see the ads than cranky old luddite GOP voters. IMO, the Dems need to to rethink spending massive amounts of money on TV ads. The return on investment is declining very rapidly.

[Skidmore]

19. I'm at the same point.

I'm waiting to vote and that's it. I have been exploring the talent of people in the world on YouTube. So much richer than the mishmash of pop music peddled by the entertainment industry here. Lots of talented people out there who know more than one or two songs or are trying to be Beyonce or Beiber.

[brooklynite]

20. And you've decided to share this on a political blog...

[Octafish]

21. I escape to the West.

Watch cowboy movies at night till my brain stops hurting.



Next thing I know, I'm ready for the rigors of the new day.