The Peoples Party - Who is it?

Since I have been old enough to vote, I have always heard that the Democrats were the party of the people.  I just have not understood this.  During this time frame it is always the Democrats that have raised taxes and tried to force programs onto people.  How is this "Of the People".  I would think a party of the people would be trying to make things better for the people and not make things harder.  And then you have the Republicans.  Are they any better, I am not sure.  We you have a small group of them that tries to do the right thing for the people and listens to the people they get slammed by members of their own party.  It has the appearance of that the majority of the Members of the Government are only concerned about their selves and their little nest eggs. 

So who is the party of the people?  At this time it does not appear to be either party.  Each party, with a few exceptions, seems to be a party for them selves.  When will these officials wake up and see that it is the people of this country that put them in an office of responsibility to "The People".  We need to get more involved in the happenings of Government, instead of sitting in the background.  We need to let our elected officials know when they do something we do not agree with and let them know when we do not agree and if they do not listen to us then we make them listen by voting them out of office.