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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)

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Support for Syrian Air Strikes

Source

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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.

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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/

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Senate Vote for Net Neutrality

House Vote for Net Neutrality

#Money in Elections and Voting

Campaign Finance Disclosure Requirements

DISCLOSE Act

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act

(Reverse Citizens United) Sets reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by electoral candidates to influence elections

#Environment

Stop “the War on Coal” Act of 2012

EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013

Prohibit the Social Cost of Carbon in Agency Determinations

#Family Planning

Teen Pregnancy Education Amendment

Family Planning and Teen Pregnancy Prevention

Protect Women’s Health From Corporate Interference Act The ‘anti-Hobby Lobby’ bill.

#Civil Rights

Same Sex Marriage Resolution 2006

Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013

Exempts Religiously Affiliated Employers from the Prohibition on Employment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

#“War on Terror”

Time Between Troop Deployments

Habeas Corpus for Detainees of the United States

Habeas Review Amendment

Prohibits Detention of U.S. Citizens Without Trial

Authorizes Further Detention After Trial During Wartime

Repeal Indefinite Military Detention

House Vote to Close the Guantanamo Prison

Senate Vote to Close the Guantanamo Prison

Prohibits the Use of Funds for the Transfer or Release of Individuals Detained at Guantanamo

Oversight of CIA Interrogation and Detention

#Misc

Prohibit the Use of Funds to Carry Out the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Allow employers to penalize employees that don’t submit genetic testing for health insurance (Committee vote)

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

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#Money in Elections and Voting

Campaign Finance Disclosure Requirements

DISCLOSE Act

Backup Paper Ballots - Voting Record

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act

Reverse Citizens United

#“War on Terror”

Time Between Troop Deployments

Habeas Corpus for Detainees of the United States

Habeas Review Amendment

Prohibits Detention of U.S. Citizens Without Trial

Authorizes Further Detention After Trial During Wartime

Prohibits Prosecution of Enemy Combatants in Civilian Courts

Repeal Indefinite Military Detention

Oversight of CIA Interrogation and Detention Amendment

Patriot Act Reauthorization

FISA Act Reauthorization of 2008

FISA Reauthorization of 2012

House Vote to Close the Guantanamo Prison

Senate Vote to Close the Guantanamo Prison

Prohibits the Use of Funds for the Transfer or Release of Individuals Detained at Guantanamo

Oversight of CIA Interrogation and Detention

#Civil Rights

Same Sex Marriage Resolution 2006

Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013

Exempts Religiously Affiliated Employers from the Prohibition on Employment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

#Family Planning

Teen Pregnancy Education Amendment

Family Planning and Teen Pregnancy Prevention

Protect Women’s Health From Corporate Interference Act

#The Economy/Jobs

Limits Interest Rates for Certain Federal Student Loans

Student Loan Affordability Act

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Funding Amendment

End the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection

Kill Credit Default Swap Regulations

Revokes tax credits for businesses that move jobs overseas

Disapproval of President’s Authority to Raise the Debt Limit

Disapproval of President’s Authority to Raise the Debt Limit

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Bureau Act

American Jobs Act of 2011 - $50 billion for infrastructure projects

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension

Reduces Funding for Food Stamps

Minimum Wage Fairness Act

Paycheck Fairness Act

Repeal Dodd Frank

Environment

Stop “the War on Coal” Act of 2012

EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013

Prohibit the Social Cost of Carbon in Agency Determinations

Misc

Prohibit the Use of Funds to Carry Out the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Prohibiting Federal Funding of National Public Radio

Allow employers to penalize employees that don’t submit genetic testing for health insurance (Committee vote)

House Vote for Net Neutrality

Senate Vote for Net Neutrality

House Vote to Repeal Affordable Care Act

Senate Vote to Repeal Affordable Care Act

South Park Republican: “Both sides are the same.”

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/12/05/1059828993/data-vaccine-misinformation-trump-counties-covid-death-rate

https://twitter.com/MEPFuller/status/901871687532208128

The Party of Principles:

• Exhibit 1: Opinion of Syrian airstrikes under Obama vs. Trump.
  Source Data 1, Source Data 2 and Article for Context

• Exhibit 2: /misc/2.pngb/both-sides/e-Opinion of the NFL after large amounts of players began kneeling during the anthem to protest racism. Article for Context (viewing source data requires purchasing Morning Consult package)

• Exhibit 3: Opinion of ESPN after they fired a conservative broadcast analyst. Article for Context (viewing source data requires purchasing YouGov’s “BrandIndex” package)

• Exhibit 4: Opinion of Vladimir Putin after Trump began praising Russia during the election. Source Data and Article for Context

• Exhibit 5: Opinion of “Obamacare” vs. “Kynect” (Kentucky’s implementation of Obamacare). Kentuckians feel differently about the policy depending on the name. Source Data and Article for Context

• Exhibit 6: Christians (particularly evangelicals) became monumentally more tolerant of private immoral conduct among politicians once Trump became the GOP nominee. Source Data and Article for Context

• Exhibit 7: White Evangelicals cared less about how religious a candidate was once Trump became the GOP nominee. (Same source and article as previous exhibit.)

• Exhibit 8: Republicans were far more likely to embrace a certain policy if they knew Trump was for it—whether the policy was liberal or conservative. Source Data and Article for Context

• Exhibit 9: Republicans became far more opposed to gun control when Obama took office. Democrats have remained consistent. Source Data and Article for Context

• Exhibit 10: Republicans started to think college education is a bad thing once Trump entered the primary. Democrats remain consistent. Source Data and Article for Context

• Exhibit 11: Wisconsin Republicans felt the economy improve by 85 approval points the day Trump was sworn in. Graph also shows some Democratic bias, but not nearly as bad. Source Data and Article for Context

• Exhibit 12: Republicans became deeply negative about trade agreements when Trump became the GOP frontrunner. Democrats remain consistent. Source Data and Article for Context

• Exhibit 13: 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

• Exhibit 14: Republicans suddenly feel very comfortable making major purchases now that Trump is president. Democrats don’t feel more or less comfortable than before. Article for Context (viewing source data requires purchasing Gallup’s Advanced Analytics package)

• Exhibit 15: Democrats have had a consistently improving outlook on the economy, including after Trump’s victory. Republicans? A 30-point spike once Trump won. Source Data and Article for Context

Donald Trump could go on a stage and start shouting about raising the minimum wage, increasing taxes on the wealthy, allowing more immigrants into the country, and combating climate change. His supporters would cheer and shout, and would all suddenly support liberal policies. It’s not a party of principles–it’s a party of sheep. And the data suggest that “both sides” aren’t the same in this regard. It’s just Republicans.

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https://www.prri.org/research/prri-brookings-oct-19-poll-politics-election-clinton-double-digit-lead-trump/

https://desdemonadespair.net/2016/12/graph-of-day-net-favorability-of.html
https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/2016/04/27/yougov-economist-poll-april-22-26-2016
https://twitter.com/williamjordann/status/809069737879674888?lang=en
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CzpklkoWEAA8J5o?format=jpg&name=small
https://twitter.com/williamjordann/status/774230137097379840?lang=en
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/04/gop-voters-love-same-attack-on-syria-they-hated-under-obama.html

https://np.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/787fdh/after_gold_star_widow_breaks_silence_trump/dornc4n/

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Copying someone else’s post (original here):

Edit: More here and here.

• Under President Obama, job growth has been quite strong, and the unemployment rate has improved dramatically. PPP, however, found that 67% of Trump voters believe the unemployment rate went up under Obama - which is the exact opposite of reality.

• According to a poll published by The Washington Post, 52 percent of Republicans said they would back a postponement of the next election if Trump called for it.

• In July 2014, 66% of Republicans opined that Vladimir Putin was “somewhat or very unfavorable”. In December 2016, just 10% of Republicans felt the same way.

• As of late March 2017, 38% of Republicans viewed Russia as an ally or “friendly” to the U.S. Less than two months later, 49% of Republicans held the same view.

• Net favorability of Wikileaks among Republicans in June 2013 was -47%. By December 2016, it had increased to +27%.

• In 2016, over 75% of Republicans agreed that criticism from news organizations keeps politicians from doing inappropriate things. That number was down to 42% in March 2017.

• In 2009, just 31 percent of Republicans said free trade was a bad thing, that was up to 61 percent in an August poll.

• When NAFTA passed, it bears noting, it had the support of more than 75 percent of Republicans in both the House and the Senate. Now, only about a quarter of Republican voters say it’s a good thing.

• When Obama wanted to bomb Syria, only 22% of Republicans approved. Now 88% approve of Trump bombing Syria. (Democrats changed from 37% to 38%).

• The income tax has not changed under Trump. Yet, Republicans went from it being 39% fair to 56% fair.
  31% of Republicans agreed with the statement “The current economic situation in our country is good” in 2016. In 2017, 61% of Republicans agreed. The yearly GDP growth has remained virtually unchanged.

• In 2015, 27% of Republicans had a favorable opinion of the CIA. In 2016, only 4% of Republicans viewed the CIA favorably.

• In mid-April 2017, 31% of Republicans agreed that Trump should fire James Comey. James Comey was fired on May 9th. By May 11th, that number had shot up to 62%.

• As of mid-July 2017, less than 15% of Trump voters claimed to view the NFL “somewhat or very unfavorably”. By October, that number was over 60%.

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/trump-his-supporters-and-the-persistence-the-reality-gap

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/346000-poll-about-half-of-republicans-would-back-postponing-2020-election-if-trump

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/02/28/our-donald-trump-inspired-tribalism-in-3-remarkable-charts/

https://egbertowillies.com/2017/04/23/bill-maher-uses-poll-force-conservative-concede-gop-base-tribal-facts-dont-matter-video/

https://imgur.com/a/CuPT9