Most voters “support removing soft-on-crime prosecutors” and oppose specific policies of big-city district attorneys like Alvin Bragg in New York, Chesa Boudin in San Francisco, Kim Foxx in Chicago, George Gascon in Los Angeles, and Kim Gardner in St. Louis.
Rasmussen Reports, in partnership with the National Police Association (NPA), found that 58 percent believe a law permitting an appointed state oversight committee with the ability to remove state attorneys from office if they refuse to prosecute violent crimes would improve safety. Only 21 percent disagree and 20 percent are unsure. The Feb. 7 survey polled 982 likely U.S. voters with a margin of error is ±3 percentage points at the 95 percent confidence level.
More than half — 54 percent — believe safety would improve if there was a law allowing state attorneys general to appoint a special prosecutor if the…