“Both Sides”
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.
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 | |
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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 |
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Republicans | 0 | |
Democrats | 52 | 0 |
Party | For | Against |
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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 |
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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
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Reps | 0 | 39
Demos | 59 | 0
| For | Against
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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
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Reps | 8 | 38
Demos | 51 | 3
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 0 | 42
Demos | 54 | 0
#“War on Terror”
Time Between Troop Deployments
| For | Against
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Reps | 6 | 43
Demos | 50 | 1
Habeas Corpus for Detainees of the United States
| For | Against
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Reps | 5 | 42
Demos | 50 | 0
| For | Against
—|—|----
Reps | 3 | 50
Demos | 45 | 1
Prohibits Detention of U.S. Citizens Without Trial
| For | Against
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Reps | 5 | 42
Demos | 39 | 12
Authorizes Further Detention After Trial During Wartime
| For | Against
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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.”
https://twitter.com/MEPFuller/status/901871687532208128
The Party of Principles:
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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)
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Exhibit 3: Opinion of ESPN after they fired a conservative broadcast analyst. Article for Context (viewing source data requires purchasing YouGov’s “BrandIndex” package)
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Exhibit 4: Opinion of Vladimir Putin after Trump began praising Russia during the election. Source Data and Article for Context
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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
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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
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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.)
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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
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Exhibit 9: Republicans became far more opposed to gun control when Obama took office. Democrats have remained consistent. Source Data and Article for Context
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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
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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
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Exhibit 12: Republicans became deeply negative about trade agreements when Trump became the GOP frontrunner. Democrats remain consistent. Source Data and Article for Context
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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
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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)
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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.
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/
Copying someone else’s post (original here):
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Net favorability of Wikileaks among Republicans in June 2013 was -47%. By December 2016, it had increased to +27%.
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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.
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In 2009, just 31 percent of Republicans said free trade was a bad thing, that was up to 61 percent in an August poll.
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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.
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When Obama wanted to bomb Syria, only 22% of Republicans approved. Now 88% approve of Trump bombing Syria. (Democrats changed from 37% to 38%).
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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.
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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%.
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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