The issue has multiple sides to it, so it's not so easy to pummel your opponent with it. (Politicians) don't want to be seen abolishing the death penalty permanently but don't want to be seen as cavalier about it, either.
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A lot of states seem comfortable with a stalemate on the death penalty. Executions are rare in most states but they're not ready to get rid of them.
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There's still debate, but it doesn't frame the issue as strongly as someone who's saying the statute is unfair or begging for his life.
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