In interviews conducted March 11-12, new survey data from ABC News and Ipsos finds that a majority of Americans (77%) support banning Russian oil imports even if it means higher gas prices in the U.S. This is in line with other survey research showing more than three-fourths supporting a ban, […] Read more »
Want to Understand the Red-State Onslaught? Look at Florida.
The red-state drive to roll back civil rights is entering a new phase, perhaps best symbolized by Florida’s passage this week of the “Don’t Say ‘Gay’” bill censoring how schools discuss sexual orientation. President Joe Biden’s administration is leaning more heavily into the fight, even as business leaders are retreating […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Majority favors nominating an African-American woman to SCOTUS
President Joe Biden pledged to nominate the first Black woman to the high court during his 2020 campaign, and voters support him doing that: 63% favor the move, while 28% oppose it, according to the latest Fox News poll. … Majorities are favorable across the board, with Democrats (91%), Black […] Read more »
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 […] Read more »
Poll finds sharp partisan divisions on the impact of a Black woman justice
Leading into President Joe Biden’s first Supreme Court nomination, Americans are split along partisan lines on a range of attitudes relating to the high court — approval of its job performance, confidence in Biden’s selection and how having a Black woman as justice would affect the country. There is one […] Read more »
Biden’s Promise to Nominate a Black Woman to the Supreme Court
During the 2020 presidential campaign, President Biden promised to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court. Justice Stephen Breyer announced his intention to retire last month, providing Biden with the opportunity to make good on his pledge. Overall, nearly half of the public do not consider the first Black […] Read more »