Can you tell the difference between real and fake Democrats and Republicans?
You’re about to see 10 statements that people wrote based one of two prompts: “I’m a democrat because…” or “I’m a republican because…”.
We randomly assigned each person to one prompt or the other, so they didn’t get to choose. (We offered them a bonus if their statement sounded convincing.)
That means some of these statements are real — the person is explaining why they belong to their actual political party. Some of these statements are fake — the person is pretending to belong to the opposite political party.
real statements: Democrats claiming to be Democrats, or Republicans claiming to be Republicans.
fake statements: Democrats claiming to be Republicans, or Republicans claiming to be Democrats.
Your job is to judge whether each statement is real or fake.
The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Republican because…”
I am a Republican. I believe in small government and low taxes. I believe in capitalism unfettered by unnecessary government regulations. I believe everyone can and should make their own way in life. If someone is not able to work they should be helped at the local community level through churches and other organizations, not by the government. I believe in traditional values and traditional families. I believe the Constitution was ordained by God and that the United States is an exceptional country and should be held up as standard for the rest of the world. I believe every life is precious and that life begins at the moment of conception. I believe in the real America.
The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Republican because…”
I am a Republican because I believe in the values the Republican Party believes in. I firmly believe that God intended us to work hard and earn a living and that it is not up to Government to provide for us. My conservative values mean that I will always vote for a Republican candidate as I believe they will be the best person to represent me in Congress or in the White House. I believe the Republican Party is the best choice to lead this country and that the other parties will bankrupt us and engage in immoral acts and put other countries ahead of the US.
The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Republican because…”
I am a republican because I want to keep more than 50% of my earning each paycheck. I am a republican because I think you should have to work for a living not just get a handout for sitting on your lazy bum. I am a republican because I believe we need stronger border security, stronger vetting of those coming into country legally and certainly illegally. I love my country, my father and uncle fought for this country. I love my guns and the freedom to own whatever type I choose. The 2nd amendment is not about hunting or sport shooting it is about the ability to protect ourselves against a tyrannical government and we need our AR-15s to keep that so.
The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Democrat because…”
I am a democrat because my beliefs most closely relate to thier opinions. I feel like we will lead the country to being great again. with democrats will in power all american will get the chance their desreve to be great and anyone will be offered the chance t be a citizen. we would get the economy back on track and made the us great again. we would make it easier for people to get aid to help them and have health insurance they normally would not be able to afford. we are what is best for this country to get it back on track
The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Republican because…”
I am a REPUBLICAN because I first registered Republican to get in better with my boss even though I was a diehard liberal. But while registered as a Republican I started to read the campaign literature of Republican candidates and some of it made good sense. In comparison, the Democrats running in these races seemed kneejerk and unable to take a reasoned view of issues. The Democrats ran nasty campaigns and seemed to rely on labor votes to win, not caring about other voters or their needs. In office, the Democrats were corrupt. So gradually, over a period of time, I shifted to being Republican because they are more reasonable and helpful politicians, locally, in my state and nationally. I don't agree with all Republican positions on issues, but I now consider myself to be a Republican.
The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Republican because…”
I am a Republican because I believe in a more conservative government with fewer rules and regulations. I fell we should be taxed less and our dollars used for more important things than just paying for those who do not work or choose not to work. I am 100% behind President Donald Trump and his policies. He has given us the greatest economic boom times in many, many years. He gave us all a tax cut and also started the process of making the IRS more simplified, including filing our taxes. I am also against all illegal immigration and feel the border wall must be built now to protect all of us.
The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Democrat because…”
I am Democrat because I believe that women should have the right to have an abortion if they need to. I believe that men and women should be paid the same wages for doing the same work. I believe people of any race should have an equal chance at success in the United States. I believe that we should help the unfortunate, impoverished and disabled by government programs that provide basic needs such as food, housing , and clothing. And I believe that all people deserve health care provided by the government paid for by taxing the more wealthy more heavily than the lower tier earners.
The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Democrat because…”
I've identified as a democrat since before I could vote. Coming from a working class, immigrant Italian-American family, we all identified strongly with worker protections and uplifting working-class people. Many of my family members were union members and I can remember as a child being told that democrats supported working people, and republicans supported the bosses. As an adult, I became connected more and more with liberal values as I went through University, and embraced the democratic stance on women's rights, affirmative action and the rights of immigrants. These social issues became more important to me as I went to medical school and saw the rapacious effects of conservative policies on the health of the communities I served.
The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Republican because…”
I am a republican because I believe that people who are at the top should be able to have more power than those at the bottom. I believe that bigot behavior is acceptable and mostly performed by ""fine"" people. I believe that Puerto Rico's president is different than the United States president. I believe that its ok for Donald Trump to be an awful person because he is a business man who has somehow figured out how to build towers for him without even having to pay a single penny towards it. He is such an insanely arrogant person that I am proud to be a republican cause he represents everything that I am.
The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Democrat because…”
I'm a democrat because I believe in equality, that all everyone should be allowed the same rights and privileges. I believe that minimum wage should be raised to allow everyone opportunity to be able to support their family. I believe that we should have universal health care, that no one should be left behind because they can't afford ridiculous premiums for insurance, or because their minimum wage job charges almost their whole check to have legitimate insurance. As a democrat, I believe that the tax system needs to be adjusted, and that we need to quit trying to focus on ways to cut social security and government funded programs, and work more on trying to find ways to decrease spending on military. I'm a democrat most of all because the things that my part supports are the best interest for the people, and are the most logical and sound options.
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