As a group, young people are often criticized for apathy toward politics, and with reason.

The floating anger is also influencing people's attitude toward politics.

During the 1980s, Chastain began turning her attention toward politics.

Other successful candidates ran as outsiders and are more openly oriented toward Western politics.

"I certainly didn't see any spark in him in the direction toward politics," he says.

Americans have always harbored a healthy suspicion toward politics and politicians.

Activists with the women's movement suddenly turned their sights toward mainstream politics.

"The real resistance from citizens is attitudes toward politics."

The exchange was one more reflection of how politicians are trying to respond to the public anger toward politics as usual.

What we have here is an important, if imperfect step toward cleaner politics.