Joshua Marquis: Says 25 percent of Oregonians oppose the death penalty.

PolitiFact Oregon:

The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Oregon district attorney puts opposition to capital punishment at 25 percent

Death penalty politics are back in vogue after Gov. John Kitzhaber’s recent decision to suspend capital punishment for the remainder of his term. Democratic blog Blue Oregon got into the discussion over the governor’s executive move by posting a short news excerpt and some quick encouragement: "Well done, Gov." Naturally, this set off a pretty long debate that pulled in, among others, Clatsop County District Attorney Josh Marquis, a longtime supporter of the death penalty. In one of his responses on the blog, he told opponents that they "were in a minority of ... >> More

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