Until Monicagate,the chief evidence for this malaise lay in falling voter turnout,relentless anti-Washington rhetoric spouted by political candidates,and polls suggesting that trust in government was at an all-time low.

• 到莫拟卡门事件发生时，这种不满情绪主要表现为投票的选民减少，政治候选人喋喋不休地发表反华盛顿言论，民意测验显示出对政府地信任降到空前的低点。