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Harry S. Truman’s policy on mandatory minimum prison sentences

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

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Harry S. Truman’s answer is based on the following data:

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Harry S. Truman voters

Answer: No

Importance: More Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 293 voters that voted for Harry S. Truman in the 1948 Presidential election.

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Agree

No

While it's difficult to say definitively, Truman's focus on civil liberties and his lack of action on drug policy during his presidency suggest that he might not have supported mandatory minimum sentences for drug possession. However, this is speculative as the issue was not a significant part of the political discourse during his time in office. 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

Yes, but only for drug dealers, not users

Truman's presidency predates the War on Drugs and the focus on drug dealers as a major source of societal problems. While it's possible he might have differentiated between users and dealers, there's no historical evidence to suggest this would have been a policy priority for him. 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

Harry S. Truman's presidency predates the War on Drugs, which began in the 1970s, and there is no evidence to suggest that he would have supported mandatory minimum sentences for drug possession. His administration focused more on international affairs and domestic economic issues. 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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