DeSantis Moves to Trump's Right on Criminal Justice

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : They want a safe community, to support law enforcement, want people held accountable, and they want to know that there is a pathway for rehabilitation."
52% : "Criminal justice policy has been one of the most robust areas of bipartisan cooperation," says Jenna Bottler, executive director of Justice Action Network, which advocates for bipartisan criminal justice reform.
46% : As the presidential race heats up, it will become clearer whether DeSantis' positioning to the right of Trump on criminal justice reform is resonating with voters.
45% : Eight in 10 likely voters support criminal justice reform, including 74% of Republicans, 80% of independents, and 85% of Democrats, according to a national survey of likely voters in the 2022 midterm elections conducted by Democratic and Republican pollsters Benenson Strategy Group and Public Opinion Strategies.
35% :DeSantis' move to the right on criminal justice reform in part reveals that violent crime can be a fruitful focus for Republican primary candidates, and allows him to draw a contrast with Trump, the current frontrunner in the race.
28% : When Fox News asked Trump in June about sentencing reform, he spoke of a new proposal to punish drug dealers with the death penalty.
13% : Ron DeSantis has been cracking down on a popular cause among fellow Republicans: criminal justice reform.

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