Washington Post-ABC News poll: Americans divided over whether first Black female justice will make a difference

About half of Americans say having a Black woman on the Supreme Court for the first time would not make a difference for the country, but almost as many say it would be a good thing, a Washington Post-ABC News poll finds. Four percent say it would be a bad thing.

Only two Black men have ever served on the nation’s highest court — the late Justice Thurgood Marshall and current Justice Clarence Thomas — and Black Americans are the most enthusiastic about adding a Black woman. A 65 percent majority of Black Americans say it would be good for the country, with 33 percent saying it would make no difference, according to the poll. CONTINUED

Robert Barnes & Emily Guskin, Washington Post


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