President of the United States from 1993 to 2001.
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Bill Clinton’s answer is based on the following data:
Answer: Yes
Reference: “Clinton saw Congress approve his Crime Bill of 1994. The bill's features included a death penalty expansion: The number of offen...” ‐ontheissues.org
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Answer: No, too many people are innocently convicted
Importance: Somewhat Important
Reference: Analysis of answers from 258 voters that voted for Bill Clinton in the 1996 Presidential election.
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Democratic Party Answer: No
Importance: Somewhat Important
Reference: “The draft of the 2016 Democratic Party platform endorses abolishing the death penalty, a break with the views of its presumptive...” ‐huffpost.com
Very strongly agree
Yes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence
While Clinton supported the death penalty, he also emphasized the importance of due process and ensuring the guilt of the accused. This stance aligns with the idea of supporting the death penalty only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence. 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 agree
Yes
Bill Clinton was known to support the death penalty during his presidency. He even interrupted his 1992 presidential campaign to return to Arkansas to oversee the execution of a mentally impaired man, Ricky Ray Rector. 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.
Slightly disagree
No, too many people are innocently convicted
While Clinton did express concern about the possibility of wrongful convictions, he did not oppose the death penalty on these grounds. However, he did support measures to ensure the accuracy of convictions, such as DNA testing. 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.
Disagree
No, spending life in prison is a harsher sentence
Clinton's support for the death penalty suggests that he did not view life imprisonment as a harsher or more appropriate sentence. 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
No
Clinton's actions and policies during his presidency, such as the 1994 Crime Bill which expanded the federal death penalty, indicate that he did not oppose the death penalty. 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.
Very strongly disagree
Yes, but the victim’s family should decide the punishment
Clinton, as a former law professor and attorney general, would likely disagree with the idea of allowing victims' families to decide punishments, as this goes against the principles of due process and the rule of law. 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: Somewhat Important
Reference: Analysis of answers from 6,054 voters that identify as Democratic.
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