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republicans are more likely to say that bureaucracies suck. democrats are more likely to say they're not so bad. is this just one of those life outlook things? perhaps. someone put forth the hypothesis that it's not. republicans reward loyalty. so they're likely to replace the most competent bureaucrat with a more loyal less competent bureaucrat. not incompetent. just less competent. usually it doesn't make a difference. but sometimes it does. like say a hurricane hits areas that expect a whole lot of government help. think katrina. republicans will put the best republican on the job. whereas democrats will put the best person there. so yeah. there might be something tangible to the republican feeling that government bureaucracies inherently suck.