very important, 44% said that politics is very important to their life. 87% in other words said that politics in some way is important to their life. put that this way, 87% said it's important to some degree. 13%, not important. here's the part where i say it feels like it's different now than it was a few years ago. unfortunately this is not a poll question we've been tracking year to year, but this is a poll question that the gallup organization asked about a generation ago. in the spring of 1990, may and june of 1990, take yourself back, if you can. same question was asked, what was the result? back then, 50/50. 50% said that politics really wasn't important to them a generation ago. now, 87% say it's important to them. that's a pretty big jump. i think it says a lot. by the way, there is a partisan difference on this.