Three of every four Americans now support capital punishment for murder.
It doesn't matter that Dean, in some cases, supports capital punishment or gun rights.
Opinion polls show that two-thirds of the state's voters support capital punishment.
Larger issues - America as a democratic institution, whether we should support capital punishment - these are in the arena of public discussion.
In a statement, he added: "I continue to support capital punishment."
More than 70 percent of Americans support capital punishment.
But when they are asked, many Vermonters seem to support capital punishment.
A majority of the public across the country supports capital punishment.
But prosecutors who support capital punishment say the term should be reserved for a much smaller group.
But when asked whether they'd support capital punishment if life without parole was an option, the number is reduced to half.