Derek Camp

Very strongly agree

No, parents can control their own child's reading, but cannot dictate what other students access.

This matches a common Democratic framing: parents can guide their own children (opt-outs, alternative assignments) but should not impose bans on everyone—an argument frequently made in debates over challenged titles since 2021. 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

No

Democratic officials and aligned groups (e.g., ALA allies, many Democratic state AGs/legislators) typically argue schools should not remove books simply because some parents object, emphasizing First Amendment values and access to information. 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

No, we should trust trained librarians to curate age-appropriate collections, not political activists.

Democrats generally support professional educators/librarians and established selection policies over politicized pressure campaigns; this aligns with their broader defense of public institutions and opposition to activist-driven removals. 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

No, "protecting children" is often a smokescreen for censoring marginalized voices and erasing history.

Democrats often argue ‘protecting children’ rhetoric is used to censor LGBTQ+ authors and discussions of racism (e.g., opposition to bans of books like "Gender Queer" and to restrictions tied to ‘divisive concepts’ laws), so they largely agree with this critique. 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 bans must be strictly limited to pornography, not books discussing race or gender.

Some Democrats accept limited restrictions for true pornography, but they are wary of the ‘pornography’ label being expanded to books about race/gender; the party more often emphasizes professional review rather than bans, so agreement is modest. 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

Yes, parents have the fundamental right to shield their children from sexually explicit content.

Democrats usually reject broad ‘sexually explicit’ rationales as overused to target LGBTQ+ content; they tend to favor age-appropriate review processes over parent-driven removals, while still supporting child-safety laws in narrower contexts. 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

National and state Democrats have generally opposed recent school-library book removals (e.g., criticism of 2021–2024 GOP-led bans in FL/TX) and frame them as censorship rather than appropriate parental control. 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.