I'm sure someone will be along presently…

…to explain how this news, like everything else, is actually good for the Republicans. They'll be wrong. Darryl looks at the new Gallup poll...

The Nov. 2-4, 2007, poll finds 54% of Americans saying they have a favorable opinion of the Democratic Party, while 37% have an unfavorable opinion. Ratings of the Republican Party are much more negative, with 40% favorable and 50% unfavorable.

Hey, they like us. They really like us.

Most of 'em, anyway.