Far more Americans still support (42%) than oppose (27%) Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll. Nearly one-third of Americans (31%) say they’re not sure whether they support or oppose Jackson. ….
Right before President Biden nominated Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, a full 57% of Republicans said she was “qualified” to serve when shown a summary of her attributes and experiences. But after two months of GOP attacks culminating in last week’s contentious Senate confirmation hearings, that number has plummeted to just 31% — meaning that nearly half of Republicans who considered Jackson qualified in February no longer do so today. CONTINUED
Andrew Romano, Yahoo News
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