The vast majority of the American people believe the death penalty is the right and just punishment for the worst murderers. When the question is asked correctly, polls regularly show support for the death penalty swamping opposition by margins as high as two or three to one, even in very liberal states such as Connecticut and California.
At the same time, most Americans do not believe that the death penalty should be carried out...
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