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 Democrat because…”
I base my opinions on facts and not a gut feeling or religion. I trust my scientists and doctors to know what is the best course of action.I feel the democratic party reflects that the most. This is the best course for our country. I feel we should invest more in our people. Everyone should have a right to higher education and feel universal healthcare. It will be cheaper for us if we had free universal healthcare than medicare. Why is this not happen already? We need to stop with standardized testing it is only hurting us as a country. We only give money to the school that perform well so of course that's all the teach our children to do is to take a test instead of how to learn.
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 Democrat because…”
I am a Democrat because I believe in fairness and opportunity for everyone. Too much of our nation's wealth has gone to a tiny group of billionaires that has not given back in proportion to what they have received. Meanwhile, many Americans struggle in poverty with limited opportunities to escape. We should be working to eliminate barriers such as discrimination and poverty that prevent each and every member of society from achieving their best. I believe that a strong America is one where everyone has access to safe and affordable communities with housing, food/water, healthcare, and opportunities to reach their highest potential.
The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Democrat because…”
I am a democrat because my values are for the everyday working American class. Coming from an immigrant family who was afforded the opportunity to work hard and achieve our educational and financial goals through the help of social programs in which the democratic party support such as welfare, medicare and financial age for college, my parents would have hard a harder time to support myself and my siblings. So I am a proponent of social programs as these which are important to those that are democrats because we believe in helping others that are in need over the interests of elites who control most of the economic resources. I am proud to be in a party that values people and that work hard in fighting for the rights for us to have education, health care and a safe and clean world.
The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Republican because…”
I am a Republican because I like lower taxes, less bureaucracy, stronger national security policies, an increased emphasis on border security, greater emphasis on enforcing the law, and free market in terms of health care. I think it is important that our constitutional rights as Americans are protected an upheld. Our rights, such as the right to bear arms and practice religion of our choice must be upheld and protected. I am a conservative and believe in the right to life. I do not believe in abortion. I want our nation to go back to the ideals of our Four Fathers, and to live prosperously.
The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Democrat because…”
I am a Democrat because my values align most with this party. I agree with the Democrats on a wide range of issues like Healthcare, immigration, income inequality, Gun control, and climate change. I used to lean Republican because I grew up in Texas and would always hear the talking points of the right. As I got older, I really started to see the ugliness of the right and the blatant hypocrisy. Even as kids all over the country are murdered in school shootings, they will blame anybody, and refuse to modify the current guns laws. They also deny climate change because of the interests of the oil, and gas companies which contribute to their campaigns. Truly sickens me that they choose profits over lives. I am a Democrat because I care for other people, and hope no one goes without Healthcare in one of the richest countries in the world.
The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Republican because…”
I am a Republican because I am anti abortion, I am for capitalism, and I don't want our country to become Socialist. I think that the Democrats want to give too much away to illegals and that is dangerous for our country. I can't stand that the Democrats won't even fight to keep our borders safe and they act like that anybody can come into our country without reprecussions. I am a proud American and a proud Republican and believe President Trump is doing a great job for our country and our economy. He will definitely win the next election.
The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Republican because…”
I am a Republican because I believe the strength of our nation lies within the individual and that each person's dignity, freedom, ability and responsibility must be honored. I believe in equal rights, equal justice and equal opportunity for everyone regardless of what race, sex, age, or disability. I believe the most effective and responsive government is government that is closest to it's people. I believe Americans must retain the principles that have made us strong while adapting new and innovative ideas to meet the challenges of our changing times. I believe the Republican party is the best and translates
The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Democrat because…”
Being a Democrat is an important part of my identity as an American. I believe in the democratic system as the only way to govern this country.. We are all immigrants from other countries and as such we identify as Americans. It is only right to show dignity to all races, gender and beliefs as equal. When we try to separate us as individual groups there is no unity. A women should have the right to do what she fells is right for her body. Black people are being persecuted for there skin color in all walks of life. There is a stigma that they are low class citizens that can't be treated as whites in our society. If these concepts don, change in the future we are doomed to fail as a united nation..
The following statement was written based on the prompt: “I’m a Republican because…”
I am a republican because I believe that our country was founded on freedom, religion and the right to bear arms. I believe that God is the center our world and all that we do should be through him. If you take away God from our foundation we allow sin to rule. For example, all of these people fighting for keeping abortion legal. Put prayer back in schools, that's a start on getting our country on the right track. It was not God's intention to kill unborn children. I am also a republican because I believe in our second amendment constitutional right to own firearms. Guns are not this country's problem, the people who use the guns in the wrong way are the problem.
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