In general terms, however, people view Republicans less favorably than they do Democrats. A Quinnipiac University poll conducted this spring found that 53 percent of registered voters felt the Democratic Party "cares about the needs and problems of people like you," while just 37 percent said the GOP did.
Not to say the Democrats are all that good, but the question was posed as one of comparison rather than going to any questions of excellence of mind, or quality of legislative output ...
Still, 37% of registered voters drinking Willard "Mitt" Romney's, Paul Ryan's, and Michele Bachmann's Koolaid is frightening.