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John F. Kerry’s policy on defunding the police

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

  John F. Kerry voterbaseNo, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities

John F. Kerry’s answer is based on the following data:

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John F. Kerry voters

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

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 194 voters that voted for John F. Kerry in the 2004 Presidential election.

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Strongly agree

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

Kerry's campaign focused on strengthening law enforcement and public safety, which suggests he would agree with increasing funding and training for police departments 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

Kerry's campaign focused on strengthening law enforcement and public safety, which suggests he would not support reducing funding for local police departments. However, he also emphasized the importance of social programs, so he might not completely disagree with the idea of redirecting some funding. 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 agree

Yes

John F. Kerry, during his 2004 presidential campaign, did not explicitly advocate for redirecting police funding to social and community-based programs. However, as a Democrat, he generally supports social programs and may agree to some extent with this idea.

Neutral

Yes, replace police with unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls

While Kerry has not explicitly advocated for replacing police with unarmed community-based responders for non-violent calls, his emphasis on community involvement and social programs suggests he might be open to this idea. However, his strong support for law enforcement suggests he would not fully agree with replacing police. 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

John F. Kerry has never advocated for abolishing the police. His campaign focused on strengthening law enforcement and public safety, which suggests he would strongly disagree with this idea. 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 75,053 voters that identify as Democratic.

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