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We’ve been hearing for weeks that a bipartisan group of negotiators are “close” on police reform. But how close? And what’s preventing them from getting over the finish line? To answer these questions, No Labels wanted to share with you the latest in our Smart Chart series, in which we did side by side comparisons of the Democratic and Republican positions on key policing issues—like no knock warrants and qualified immunity—and rated the possibility of finding bipartisan agreement in each area.

Here are three key takeaways from the chart:

• The biggest reason bipartisanship often fails on various issues is because the parties fundamentally do not agree on the same end goal. But there is clearly broad bipartisan agreement on the goal of passing federal legislation to improve policing and to enhance police accountability.
• Bipartisan negotiators appear near agreement on several key policy provisions including those pertaining to the use of controversial tactics like no-knock warrants and chokeholds.
• The issue of qualified immunity—which addresses whether officers accused of misconduct can be held individually liable in civil suits—continues to be the biggest sticking point. If bipartisan negotiations fail, it will likely be because of this issue.

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