2024 Primaries: Voters’ Great Tune-Out

If you’re reading this on the day it was written, in the middle of an off-year summer with ages to go before the 2024 campaign begins in earnest, you’re already more engaged in politics than the average American. But to judge by the fundraising numbers so far in this election cycle, even the most plugged-in political observers are overcome with ennui.

From the New York Times this weekend:

About the Author

Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.

Featured Tags

If you’re reading this on the day it was written, in the middle of an off-year summer with ages to go before the 2024 campaign begins in earnest, you’re already more engaged in politics than the average American. But to judge by the fundraising numbers so far in this election cycle, even the most plugged-in political observers are overcome with ennui.

From the New York Times this weekend:

About the Author

Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.