People Would Rather Watch The Election Than The Olympics, For Some Reason

Forget the literal sparring and horse racing happening in Rio ― most Americans are far more interested in the political competition shaping up at home, according to a new HuffPost/YouGov survey.

Americans are more than three times more likely to care about who’ll call the White House home than about who’ll take home the gold. Sixty-seven percent of those polled say they’re very interested in the election, while just 21 percent are very interested in the Olympics.