The Ideological Turing Test

The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Republican because…”

I am a Republican because I believe in limited government. I believe that citizens should be able to live their lives without government interference in their lives. I believe that over-reaching regulations limit the ability of people and businesses to flourish and take away the freedoms that this country was founded on. I believe that everyone has an equal chance to succeed in this country. Bleeding rights and money away from Americans will not solve anyone's problems, and relying on the government is not the way to self-reliance. I believe that hard work, love of God, and love of one's country are the basic foundations of American life.

The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Republican because…”

I am a Republican because I believe in the core values that our great nation was founded upon. I believe in the men and women who fought and are currently fighting for our rights. I believe we're a strong country that is growing stronger under the right direction within our government and due to The White House being led by a Republican again, who can set things straight once more. And I believe that my party upholds the traditional and moral values for the benefit of our country and our society, as well as that they correspond with how I raise my family, and what I want my children to value.

The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Republican because…”

I am a Republican because i care about our country and where it is going. Right now, America is getting soft and we are going downhill. I'm tired of of dumb liberals glorifying obesity, thinking it is okay to be unhealthy and then complain when they get charged extra for a seat on an airplane. Or how about all these women making men lose their jobs by just opening their mouth. Hoe about ALL LIFEs MATTER. Transgender kids at the young age of 6. This is wrong. This is not America. We're losing grip of what our country is and what it used to be.

The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Republican because…”

I am a republican because I believe in America first we have to many illegals coming to our country committing crimes and taking our jobs. They take too many benefits from social services when real Americans are left out in the cold. When the come here they do not even want to learn the language , if they want to live here they should at least learn English. Most liberals think we should have open borders and let them all come in I do not agree with that. I stand with the people who were born here and make America great everyday.

The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Democrat because…”

I am a democrat because I have a strong opinion of things like the right to mandatory free healthcare, the right to make a decision as to whether a person wants to carry a child, and generally people's rights. I also feel that the government should step in more and help the homeless people and the people who are surviving on precious little in this country. There should be aid for the people, rather than big businesses, and the extreme wealthy should be taxed more, to provide for those who are ""stuck"" in minimum wage jobs with no way to build wealth. Clearly there is an imbalance in the country and I feel that Democratic views are simply closer to reaching a solution than are Republicans.

The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Republican because…”

I am a Republican because I believe in having less government involvement in my life. I believe people should be able to do as they please without having many restrictions put in themselves by the government. I don't want to pay more in taxes because I feel like the government spends it unwisely and the more we pay in taxes the more government waste we end up with. The government should be forced to run more efficiently and not defend so much on the wallets of its citizens. I am also a republican because I believe our free market is our best option to make this economy prosperous for everyone.

The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Democrat because…”

I am a democrat because that I believe they generally have pretty good ideas on how to run a government. I am not totally in love with them because I think there is a lot of things they could improve on and some of them are bought out by big corporations but the most important thing they have going for them is that they aren't republicans. Republicans are straight evil and backwards. They are taking our country in the wrong direction and are just about completely corrupt and willing to sell our country to the highest bidder, therefore I can't vote for them.

The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Republican because…”

I am a republican because I believe in core values that many republicans believe in. I fall on the conservative side of many things on the political spectrum. I believe in a strong sense of god and I approve of many political ideologies such as immigration, healthcare and economics that fall on the conservative side of the spectrum. This does not mean I do not think all democrats or people that believe in liberal politics are idiots as I think there needs to be balance for democracy to work. We need to follow policies that are moderate but leaning a little bit towards conservative politics.

The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Democrat because…”

I am a Democrat because out of the two major parties, this one aligns most closely with my beliefs and values. I am a liberal free-thinker from a very conservative state in the South, and I've witnessed firsthand how corrupt and greedy Republican lawmakers/governors are. They have ruined my coal state's economy, yet endlessly place the blame on Obama and Democrats in campaign advertisements that focus more on name-calling than actual policy. And that is a smart move on their part, because their policies are downright un-American and do nothing to benefit the poor people of my state. I am surrounded by people who vote Republican and loathe welfare while they themselves subsist on food stamps. I am surrounded by people who vote Republican and ceaselessly condemn immigrants, Muslims, and any other minority. I am surrounded by people who vote Republican and deny climate change. I am surrounded by people who vote Republican and claim to be Christians yet act the opposite way. I don't know any Democrats who loathe welfare while benefiting from it, nor do I know any Democrats who espouse racist and xenophobic sentiments while claiming to be good Christians. Nor do I know any Democrats who openly deny science. And that is exactly why I am a Democrat.

The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Republican because…”

I am a Republican because I believe the last 20 years of Democrat administration has set this country on the wrong path. They care more about getting new immigrant into the country and buying their vote with welfare and other free programs than about getting natural born Americans some upward mobility. The American dream has died. Children are no longer doing better than their parents. Good jobs have left because of NAFTA and have left us with a service economy. Democrats want to take away our guns, not institute ""common sense"" gun control. Communism is on the rise. The Republican party are the only ones who can bring America back to it's REAL core values, freedom and the ability to make our lives our own.