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October 20, 2026
Poll Shows Limited Support for Second Executions After Botched Lethal Injection
- 39% of respondents prefer life imprisonment after a failed execution attempt.
- The poll follows Christa Pike's survival of two lethal injection attempts in Tennessee.
- Support for the death penalty has declined from 63% in 2017 to 55% now.
- The Supreme Court recently allowed states to schedule second execution attempts after failures.
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- Christa Pike survived two lethal injections. Now Americans have delivered their verdict on whether to try againOct 20, 2026 at 10:35 AM · Independent
- 33 percent say second attempt should follow failed execution: SurveyOct 20, 2026 at 4:33 PM · The Hill