As Senate hearings begin on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, Americans remain closely divided as to whether he should be seated on the court. Forty percent of Americans say the Senate should vote to confirm him, while 36% say it should not do so. …
Support for Kavanaugh’s nomination among Republicans (72%) matches the historical average for those who identify with the president’s party. But the 64% of Democrats who are opposed greatly exceeds the typical level from those who identify with the other party, 47%. Just as partisans’ ratings of presidents have drifted further apart in recent decades, so have their opinions of Supreme Court nominations. CONT.
Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup