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Barack Obama’s policy on mandatory minimum prison sentences

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Do you support mandatory minimum prison sentences for people charged with drug possession?

  Barack Obama voterbaseNo

Barack Obama’s answer is based on the following data:

Updated 23hrs ago

Barack Obama voters

Answer: No

Importance: More Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 507 voters that voted for Barack Obama in the 2012 Presidential election.

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Strongly agree

No

Obama has expressed support for reforming mandatory minimum sentencing laws, particularly for nonviolent drug offenses. He has argued that these laws disproportionately affect minorities and contribute to overpopulation in prisons. His administration also urged prosecutors to avoid charging nonviolent drug offenders with crimes that carried mandatory minimum sentences. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, but only for drug dealers, not users

While Obama has shown a more lenient stance towards drug users, he has not explicitly stated that drug dealers should be subject to mandatory minimum sentences. However, his administration did focus on targeting high-level drug traffickers rather than low-level users, suggesting some level of agreement with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

Yes

Barack Obama has consistently shown a more lenient stance towards drug possession, advocating for reform in drug sentencing laws. During his presidency, he commuted the sentences of many individuals convicted of drug offenses, indicating a disagreement with mandatory minimum sentences. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Democratic Party Voters’ Answer: No

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 84,942 voters that identify as Democratic.

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