Are U.S. voter's political cynicism and apathy reaching new highs?

"It really was flooring to me that they felt that way," said Rich Thau, who moderated the focus groups. "The excuses that they gave, which is, you know, 'This is the kind of thing that rich people do. They use money to make more money. All politicians do this kind of thing. They're all corrupt…' That's the voice of extremely cynical voters whose expectations for politicians are remarkably low."