“Both Sides Are The Same” by (Various) More Pasta
Being a collection of things that should illustrate how one side is decidedly worse than the other. Sourced primarily from a Reddit post and a few other places.
COVID
Putin and Russia
“Over the two-year period from 2014 to 2016, the net favorability of Republicans toward Putin increased by 56 points. Data are from the YouGov/Economist poll, 10-13 December 2016; graphs are by Will Jordan.” (Source)
Support for Syrian Air Strikes
Democrats | Republicans | |
---|---|---|
Under Obama | 38% | 22% |
Under Trump | 37% | 86% |
Christianity and Morals
Conservative Christians (evangelicals in particular) found a new, higher tolerance for immoral conduct in their elected leaders in 2016, after Trump became the nominee.
Compared to 2011, Americans today are more likely to say elected officials can still perform their public duties in an ethical manner even if they have committed immoral personal acts. More than six in ten (61%) Americans say immoral personal behavior does not preclude public officials from carrying out their public or professional duties with honesty and integrity; only 29 percent of the public disagree.
[…] No group has shifted their position more dramatically than white evangelical Protestants. More than seven in ten (72%) white evangelical Protestants say an elected official can behave ethically even if they have committed transgressions in their personal life—a 42-point jump from 2011, when only 30 % of white evangelical Protestants said the same.
Education
10% fewer Republicans believed the wealthy weren’t paying enough in taxes once a billionaire became their president. Democrats remain fairly consistent. Source Data and Article for Context
Wisconsin Republicans felt the economy improve by 85 approval points the day Trump was sworn in. Source Data and Article for Context
Republicans started to think college education is a bad thing once Trump entered the primary. Democrats remain consistent. Data: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/07/20/republicans-skeptical-of-colleges-impact-on-u-s-but-most-see-benefits-for-workforce-preparation/
https://np.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/787fdh/after_gold_star_widow_breaks_silence_trump/dornc4n/
Senate Vote for Net Neutrality
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Republicans | 0 | |
Democrats | 52 | 0 |
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Republicans | 2 | ** |
Democrats | 177 | 6 |
#Money in Elections and Voting
Campaign Finance Disclosure Requirements
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Rep | 0 | 39 |
Dem | 59 | 0 |
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Rep | 0 | 45 |
Dem | 53 | 0 |
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Rep | 8 | 38 |
Dem | 51 | 3 |
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Rep | 0 | 42 |
Dem | 54 | 0 |
#Environment
Stop “the War on Coal” Act of 2012
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Rep | 214 | 13 |
Dem | 19 | 162 |
EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Rep | 225 | 1 |
Dem | 4 | 190 |
Prohibit the Social Cost of Carbon in Agency Determinations
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Rep | 218 | 2 |
Dem | 4 | 186 |
#Family Planning
Teen Pregnancy Education Amendment
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Rep | 4 | 50 |
Dem | 44 | 1 |
Family Planning and Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Rep | 3 | 51 |
Dem | 44 | 1 |
Protect Women’s Health From Corporate Interference Act The ‘anti-Hobby Lobby’ bill.
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Rep | 3 | 42 |
Dem | 53 | 1 |
#Civil Rights
Same Sex Marriage Resolution 2006
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Rep | 6 | 47 |
Dem | 42 | 2 |
Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Rep | 1 | 41 |
Dem | 54 | 0 |
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Rep | 41 | 3 |
Dem | 2 | 52 |
#“War on Terror”
Time Between Troop Deployments
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Rep | 6 | 43 |
Dem | 50 | 1 |
Habeas Corpus for Detainees of the United States
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Rep | 5 | 42 |
Dem | 50 | 0 |
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Rep | 3 | 50 |
Dem | 45 | 1 |
Prohibits Detention of U.S. Citizens Without Trial
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Rep | 5 | 42 |
Dem | 39 | 12 |
Authorizes Further Detention After Trial During Wartime
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Rep | 38 | 2 |
Dem | 9 | 49 |
Repeal Indefinite Military Detention
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Rep | 15 | 214 |
Dem | 176 | 16 |
House Vote to Close the Guantanamo Prison
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Rep | 2 | 228 |
Dem | 172 | 21 |
Senate Vote to Close the Guantanamo Prison
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Rep | 3 | 32 |
Dem | 52 | 3 |
Prohibits the Use of Funds for the Transfer or Release of Individuals Detained at Guantanamo
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Rep | 44 | 0 |
Dem | 9 | 41 |
Oversight of CIA Interrogation and Detention
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Rep | 1 | 52 |
Dem | 45 | 1 |
#Misc
Prohibit the Use of Funds to Carry Out the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Rep | 45 | 0 |
Dem | 0 | 52 |
Party | For | Against |
---|---|---|
Rep | 22 | 0 |
Dem | 0 | 17 |
https://np.reddit.com/r/news/comments/6brytw/justice_department_appoints_special_prosecutor/dhp6bkr
#Trump fans are much angrier about housing assistance when they see an image of a black man
In contrast, Clinton supporters seemed relatively unmoved by racial cues.
#Far-right groups are responsible for 12 times as many fatalities, 36 times as many injuries as far-left groups
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/us/politics/trump-alt-left-fact-check.html
#Money in Elections and Voting
Campaign Finance Disclosure Requirements
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 0 | 39
Demos | 59 | 0
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 0 | 45
Demos | 53 | 0
Backup Paper Ballots - Voting Record
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 0 | 170
Demos | 228 | 0
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 8 | 38
Demos | 51 | 3
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 0 | 42
Demos | 54 | 0
#“War on Terror”
Time Between Troop Deployments
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 6 | 43
Demos | 50 | 1
Habeas Corpus for Detainees of the United States
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 5 | 42
Demos | 50 | 0
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 3 | 50
Demos | 45 | 1
Prohibits Detention of U.S. Citizens Without Trial
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 5 | 42
Demos | 39 | 12
Authorizes Further Detention After Trial During Wartime
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 38 | 2
Demos | 9 | 49
Prohibits Prosecution of Enemy Combatants in Civilian Courts
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 46 | 2
Demos | 1 | 49
Repeal Indefinite Military Detention
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 15 | 214
Demos | 176 | 16
Oversight of CIA Interrogation and Detention Amendment
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 1 | 52
Demos | 45 | 1
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 196 | 31
Demos | 54 | 122
FISA Act Reauthorization of 2008
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 188 | 1
Demos | 105 | 128
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 227 | 7
Demos | 74 | 111
House Vote to Close the Guantanamo Prison
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 2 | 228
Demos | 172 | 21
Senate Vote to Close the Guantanamo Prison
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 3 | 32
Demos | 52 | 3
Prohibits the Use of Funds for the Transfer or Release of Individuals Detained at Guantanamo
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 44 | 0
Demos | 9 | 41
Oversight of CIA Interrogation and Detention
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 1 | 52
Demos | 45 | 1
#Civil Rights
Same Sex Marriage Resolution 2006
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 1 | 47
Demos | 42 | 2
Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 1 | 41
Demos | 54 | 0
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 41 | 3
Demos | 2 | 52
#Family Planning
Teen Pregnancy Education Amendment
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 4 | 50
Demos | 44 | 1
Family Planning and Teen Pregnancy Prevention
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 3 | 51
Demos | 44 | 1
Protect Women’s Health From Corporate Interference Act
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 3 | 42
Demos | 53 | 1
#The Economy/Jobs
Limits Interest Rates for Certain Federal Student Loans
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 0 | 46
Demos | 46 | 6
Student Loan Affordability Act
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 0 | 51
Demos | 45 | 1
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Funding Amendment
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 1 | 41
Demos | 54 | 0
End the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 39 | 1
Demos | 1 | 54
Kill Credit Default Swap Regulations
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 38 | 2
Demos | 18 | 36
Revokes tax credits for businesses that move jobs overseas
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 10 | 32
Demos | 53 | 1
Disapproval of President’s Authority to Raise the Debt Limit
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 233 | 1
Demos | 6 | 175
Disapproval of President’s Authority to Raise the Debt Limit
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 42 | 1
Demos | 2 | 51
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 3 | 173
Demos | 247 | 4
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 4 | 36
Demos | 57 | 0
Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Bureau Act
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 4 | 39
Demos | 55 | 2
American Jobs Act of 2011 - $50 billion for infrastructure projects
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 0 | 48
Demos | 50 | 2
Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 1 | 44
Demos | 54 | 1
Reduces Funding for Food Stamps
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 33 | 13
Demos | 0 | 52
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 1 | 41
Demos | 53 | 1
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 0 | 40
Demos | 58 | 1
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 233 | 11
Demos | 0 | 185
#Environment
Stop “the War on Coal” Act of 2012
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 214 | 13
Demos | 19 | 162
EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 225 | 1
Demos | 4 | 190
Prohibit the Social Cost of Carbon in Agency Determinations
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 218 | 2
Demos | 4 | 186
#Misc
Prohibit the Use of Funds to Carry Out the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 45 | 0
Demos | 0 | 52
Prohibiting Federal Funding of National Public Radio
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 228 | 7
Demos | 0 | 185
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 22 | 0
Demos | 0 | 17
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 2 | 234
Demos | 177 | 6
Senate Vote for Net Neutrality
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 0 | 46
Demos | 52 | 0
House Vote to Repeal Affordable Care Act
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 217 | 20
Demos | 0 | 193
Senate Vote to Repeal Affordable Care Act
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 45 | 5
Demos | 0 | 50
South Park Republican: “Both sides are the same.”