"Like we care! WE have 60 votes!"
Posted on 07/01/2009 9:11:29 AM PDT by reaganaut1
A heavily publicized U.S. Supreme Court reversal of an appeals court ruling by Judge Sonia Sotomayor has at least temporarily diminished public support for President Obama's first Supreme Court nominee.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey, conducted on the two nights following the Supreme Court decision, finds that 37% now believe Sotomayor should be confirmed while 39% disagree.
Two weeks ago, the numbers were much brighter for the nominee. At that time, 42% favored confirmation, and 34% were opposed.
Rasmussen Reports has been tracking this question every other week, and it is not possible to know at this time if the decline in support is anything more than a temporary aberration caused by the publicity surrounding the Supreme Court reversal. Sotomayor was one of a panel of federal Appeals Court judges who signed off on the Ricci decision, rejecting the claims of New Haven firefighters who said they were being discriminated against for promotions because they are white.
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Despite the decline in support, 84% of the nation’s voters still expect Sotomayor to be confirmed. That figure includes 58% who say her confirmation is Very Likely.
Republicans have indicated a desire to slow the confirmation process down and recently have cited the need to review hundreds of pages of new documents recently provided to the Senate.
Democrats now favor confirmation by a four-to-one margin while Republicans are opposed by a three-to-one margin. Among those not affiliated with either major party, 23% favor confirmation, and 49% are opposed.
Seventy-seven percent (77%) of liberal voters favor confirmation while 63% of conservatives are opposed.
The initial reaction to Sotomayor was more positive than the reaction to those nominated for the Supreme Court by President George W. Bush. Bush’s nominees also experienced declines in support at times during the confirmation process.
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too bad the public doesn’t vote for Scotus nominees. Unless something really comes out about her that is very unsavory, she’ll be on the bench. The USA is now mirroring the life of Michael jackson
Cloud over the Obama presidency.
it all comes down to one thing. “i won”
Saw a clip of Al Franken on last night, accepting the MN senate seat... EVEN HE was gracious enough to recognize that “winning” did not mean everyone supports him wholeheartedly. (I was a little surprised..)
me too. i didn’t think he was smart enough to disguise his true sentiments.
The news gets out to the unwashed masses and they dont like it!
There might be hope for this country yet.
only 37% approve?...more kool aid to the North East and West Coast...please(sarc.)
Does the President read polls?
As I noted on an earlier post, she is batting .143 on cases of hers that have gone up to the Supreme Court (6 of 7 have been reversed). When is the last time someone was promoted from Triple A to the Majors with a .143 average?
Acorn trumps all. Obama gets 8 years in The White Crib...minimum.
If this was simply a poll of adults, you are being way to kind. I would say that 80-90% did not even know who she was or what here philosophies are.
I wish endings were that happy. Ruth Bader Ginsberg is a loser, and who, besides the American public, has her appointment hurt?
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