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The Latest Gallup Polling

By Steve Hall

"In U.S., 64% Support Death Penalty in Cases of Murder," is the title of the summary at Gallup.  It's written by Frank Newport.  It contains numerous charts and graphics.Gallup's annual Crime Survey finds that 64% of Americans continue to support the use of the death penalty for persons convicted of murder, while 29% oppose it -- continuing a trend that has shown little change over the last seven years. Americans' views of the death penalty are particularly significant at this time, with several high-profile cases involving the death penalty in the news, including the imminent sentencing of convicted murderer Steven J. Hayes in Connecticut, a state in which only one person has been executed in the last 50 years...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on November 08, 2010 (boomark / email).