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"Q-Poll: Connecticut Strongly Backs Death Penalty," is Daniela Altimari's report for the Hartford Courant.By a two to one margin, Connecticut voters once again say the state should keep the death penalty. A Quinnipiac University poll released this morning found that 61 percent support the death penalty, while 34 percent believe it should be replaced with life in prison without the possibility of parole. The survey of 1,575 registered voters comes on the heels of a historic vote in the legislature to repeal capital punishment in the state. Gov. M. Jodi Rell has vowed to veto the measure. The latest poll is consistent with previous surveys that showed a similar level of support for capital punishment. And:Lawmakers who support abolition say the death penalty doesn't work in Connecticut: only one person, convicted serial killer Michael Ross, has been put to death in the past 49 years and that was only after he waged a legal battle to do so...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on May 28, 2009 (boomark / email).