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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCNN Poll: Brett Kavanaugh nomination has lowest public support since Robert Bork
Washington (CNN)Donald Trump's second Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, receives a cooler public reception than nearly every nominee for the last four administrations, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Women are a driving force behind the tepid response, with fewer than three in 10 saying Kavanaugh ought to be confirmed.
Overall, 37% of Americans say they'd like to see the Senate vote in favor of his confirmation. Kavanaugh's support is the lowest in polling dating back to Robert Bork's nomination by President Ronald Reagan in 1987. That's lower support for Kavanaugh than similar public assessments of the unsuccessful nominations of Merrick Garland and Harriet Miers, as well as all successful nominees save David Souter, Anthony Kennedy and Stephen Breyer, for whom equivalent data are not available. Slightly more, 40%, say the Senate should not vote to confirm Kavanaugh, while 22% have no opinion on the matter. And Americans' first impressions of the judge are mixed: 33% have a generally positive take, 27% neutral and 29% generally negative.
Republicans are broadly supportive of Kavanaugh: 74% would like to see him confirmed, while independents split 38% to 38% and Democrats largely oppose his nomination (67% say he should not be confirmed). Republicans and independents were each more supportive of Neil Gorsuch's confirmation in the first weeks of Trump's time in office (84% of Republicans and 47% of independents favored his confirmation).
Women, in particular, are notably opposed to Kavanaugh's nomination, and it's not just partisanship driving the difference. Just 28% of women say the Senate should vote in favor of confirming Kavanaugh, compared with 47% of men. That gender gap extends to Democrats (6% of Democratic women support confirmation vs. 22% of Democratic men), and independents (28% of women vs. 47% of men). There's a far smaller gap between GOP women (71%) and men (77%)
Overall, 37% of Americans say they'd like to see the Senate vote in favor of his confirmation. Kavanaugh's support is the lowest in polling dating back to Robert Bork's nomination by President Ronald Reagan in 1987. That's lower support for Kavanaugh than similar public assessments of the unsuccessful nominations of Merrick Garland and Harriet Miers, as well as all successful nominees save David Souter, Anthony Kennedy and Stephen Breyer, for whom equivalent data are not available. Slightly more, 40%, say the Senate should not vote to confirm Kavanaugh, while 22% have no opinion on the matter. And Americans' first impressions of the judge are mixed: 33% have a generally positive take, 27% neutral and 29% generally negative.
Republicans are broadly supportive of Kavanaugh: 74% would like to see him confirmed, while independents split 38% to 38% and Democrats largely oppose his nomination (67% say he should not be confirmed). Republicans and independents were each more supportive of Neil Gorsuch's confirmation in the first weeks of Trump's time in office (84% of Republicans and 47% of independents favored his confirmation).
Women, in particular, are notably opposed to Kavanaugh's nomination, and it's not just partisanship driving the difference. Just 28% of women say the Senate should vote in favor of confirming Kavanaugh, compared with 47% of men. That gender gap extends to Democrats (6% of Democratic women support confirmation vs. 22% of Democratic men), and independents (28% of women vs. 47% of men). There's a far smaller gap between GOP women (71%) and men (77%)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/16/politics/cnn-poll-kavanaugh-confirmation/index.html.
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CNN Poll: Brett Kavanaugh nomination has lowest public support since Robert Bork (Original Post)
spanone
Aug 2018
OP
This while the polls in support of Garland's nomiation by Obama were almost 60%. Same for
KPN
Aug 2018
#7
His "crooked televangelist" physical appearance probably isn't helping much.
BannonsLiver
Aug 2018
#9
Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)1. Say nyet to Brett!
spanone
(135,838 posts)2. I just emailed this to my senators and reps
ALL republicans
BigmanPigman
(51,593 posts)4. And this is meaningless to the complicit GOP.
They will do whatever HE wants, not what the majority of Americans want.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)6. Sad, but true.
spanone
(135,838 posts)8. not if we get out the vote.
KPN
(15,646 posts)7. This while the polls in support of Garland's nomiation by Obama were almost 60%. Same for
public opinion re: whether Senate should hold hearings and act on Garland's nomination vs waiting for next President. This is fucking BS, criminal and illegitimate among other nasty things -- we need to see and make this nomination go down hard!
BannonsLiver
(16,387 posts)9. His "crooked televangelist" physical appearance probably isn't helping much.