Thin margin wins create pressure for us to appear hard on crime and fill state prisons. Academic study. User lawmac20, in the Democrats: Building a Better Future subreddit, 15 Feb 2021
Are electorally vulnerable democrats incentivized to pursue more punitive policies to compete with Republicans? This study seems to suggest that User jlevy1126, in the The David Pakman Show subreddit, 14 Feb 2021