A majority of Americans oppose efforts by President Trump and the Republican-led Senate to fill a Supreme Court vacancy before the presidential election, with most supporters of Democratic candidate Joe Biden saying the issue has raised the stakes of the election, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. CONT. Scott […] Read more »
Most say wait on Ginsburg seat, while opposing packing the court
Americans by nearly a 20-point margin say the next justice of the U.S. Supreme Court should be left to the winner of the presidential election and a Senate vote next year, contrary to GOP plans for a quick nomination by Donald Trump and vote by the current Senate. At the […] Read more »
Plurality Says High Court Ideological Makeup ‘About Right’
A plurality of Americans (42%) say the ideological makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court is “about right,” while about one in three (32%) say the high court is “too conservative.” Twenty-three percent say the Supreme Court is “too liberal.” CONT. Justin McCarthy, Gallup The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown […] Read more »
Electoral politics and the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sept. 18 has immediately put a nomination to the Court at the center of political debate. A new Marquette Law School Poll, conducted nationwide Sept. 8-15, finds that before Justice Ginsburg’s death, 48 percent of respondents […] Read more »
Trump’s Supreme Court pick would be a risk — for himself and the country
President Trump is poised to remake the Supreme Court. Before Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing, the court was divided 5-4 in favor of conservatives — and if Team Trump can nominate someone and get her through the Senate confirmation process in the next couple of months, it’ll be tipped 6-3 in […] Read more »
Democrats keep edge in fight for Senate amid growing GOP headache
It was April 20, almost five months ago to the day, when I wrote that “while the fight for Senate control in November is a toss-up, I’d probably put a pinkie on the scale for Democrats right now.” The fight for the Senate is still uncertain, but that pinkie quickly […] Read more »