US News and World Report published an article detailing Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty’s success at CPAC and the strong conservative support for repealing the death penalty.
Journalist, Elizabeth Flock states,
For years, those who supported the death penalty largely skewed conservative.
She went on to say,
But that stereotype no longer holds true.
The article pointed to conservative grassroots activists and leaders who are now open to repealing the death penalty, such as Jay Sekulow and Governor Sam Brownback.