The U.S. constitution does not prevent convicted felons from holding the office of the President or a seat in the Senate or House of Representatives. States may prevent convicted felons candidates from holding statewide and local offices.
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Response rates from 5.5k Democratic Socialism voters.
32% Yes |
68% No |
8% Yes |
62% No |
19% Yes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime |
6% No, and disallow politicians that are under investigation for a crime |
3% Yes, as long as they have finished serving their sentence |
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2% Yes, as long as the crime was not committed while in office |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 5.5k Democratic Socialism voters.
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Unique answers from Democratic Socialism voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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Yes but only after full rehabilitation and no if the crime was financial in nature without justifications such as being unable to afford basic necesities.
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Yes, as long as they have finished serving their sentence and the crime didn’t involve the office
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Yes, as long as they have finished serving their sentence and the crime is not related with their duties and powers
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Depends on the crime, time past, sentence, ...
