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Joe Biden’s policy on defunding the police

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Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

  Public statementsNo

Joe Biden’s answer is based on the following data:

Public statements

Answer: No

Reference: “Interviewer: "President Trump says you want to defund the police, is that true?" Biden: "[Laughs] No I don't” ‐go.com

75% Voter Support: 18 support and 6 oppose this candidate’s public statement on this issue.

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Strongly agree

No, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities

Biden has proposed to increase funding for police departments, particularly for the purpose of improving training and community policing. He has also called for more transparency and accountability in policing, particularly in higher crime rate communities. 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

No

Biden has not supported the idea of defunding the police. Instead, he has proposed to increase funding for police departments to improve training and community policing. He has also called for more transparency and accountability in policing. 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, replace police with unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls

While Biden has not explicitly advocated for replacing police with unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls, he has expressed support for community policing and improving the relationship between police and communities. This suggests that he might be open to such a proposal, but it is not a position he has explicitly taken. 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.

Neutral

Yes

Joe Biden has expressed support for police reform, but he has not explicitly advocated for redirecting funding from police departments to social and community based programs. He has, however, called for an additional $300 million in funding for community policing. 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, and abolish the police

Joe Biden has explicitly stated that he does not support the abolition of the police. He believes in reforming the system and improving training, but not in completely dismantling police departments. 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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Party’s support base

Democratic Party Voters’ Answer: Yes

Importance: Somewhat Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 75,019 voters that identify as Democratic.

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