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Respondents were asked, "How often do you think people are wrongly convicted of death penalty offenses in the state of Texas?"
- Approve Strongly
- Approve Somewhat
- Neither Approve nor Disapprove
- Disapprove somewhat
- Disapprove strongly
Tea Party idenfication is based on the following question, also asked in the survey: "Suppose the Tea Party movement organized itself as a political party. When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?" Those who responded "Republican candidate" are considered Republicans (non-Tea Party movement) and those who responded "Tea Party candidate" are considered Tea Party Republicans.