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The Left’s policy on defunding the police

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Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

  ChatGPTYes

The Left’s answer is based on the following data:

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Strongly agree

Yes

The Left party in Germany has a history of advocating for social and community-based programs. They believe that addressing social issues can help reduce crime and thus the need for police intervention. However, they have not explicitly called for a complete defunding of the police, hence the score is not a full 5. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, replace police with unarmed community based responders for non-violent calls

The Left party has shown support for community-based responses to non-violent calls, which aligns with their broader focus on social programs and community involvement. However, they have not explicitly called for replacing police with unarmed community responders, hence the score is not a full 5. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities

The Left party generally opposes increasing police funding, especially without addressing social issues that contribute to crime. However, they might agree with the idea of more training for police departments in higher crime rate communities, hence the score is not a full -5. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes, and abolish the police

While The Left party advocates for social programs and a reduction in police funding, they have not called for the complete abolition of the police. They recognize the need for some level of law enforcement, hence they would likely disagree with this statement, but not as strongly as with answer 2. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No

The Left party generally supports the redirection of funds from police departments to social and community-based programs. They believe that this approach can help address the root causes of crime. Therefore, they would likely disagree with the statement that funding should not be redirected.

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Party’s support base

The Left Party Voters’ Answer: Yes

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 280 voters that identify as The Left.

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