The emotional battle over sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh burst into the midterm elections after a dramatic week of wrenching testimony and raw partisan rage on Capitol Hill, tossing an explosive and sensitive issue into the final weeks of the closely fought campaign for control […] Read more »
Deep polarization in reactions to Ford-Kavanaugh hearings
On Thursday, much of America was riveted by testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Starting Thursday night and continuing through Friday evening, YouGov interviewed 2,607 Americans about whom they thought was telling the truth or lying. We found a country deeply divided in […] Read more »
Women’s Approval of SCOTUS Matches 13-Year Low Point
Men’s and women’s approval ratings of the Supreme Court diverged sharply in Gallup’s annual early September update, resulting in a 17-point gender gap: 60% of men approved of the job the Supreme Court was doing at the time vs. 43% of women. By comparison, one year ago, men and women’s […] Read more »
Consequences of a Kavanaugh Confirmation? Yes, in the Long Term
When a political event of any note occurs in the midst of a campaign season—and often when it doesn’t—media commentators predictably lapse into extensive speculation about its likely effect on the outcome of the next election. … I remain skeptical that the Kavanaugh appointment, however it turns out, will exert […] Read more »
The Controversy Over Kavanaugh Won’t End With a Vote
Even if Senate Republicans “plow right through” the ever-expanding chaos surrounding Brett Kavanaugh, the battle over his Supreme Court nomination is unlikely to end soon. … The Kavanaugh controversy erupted as polls were already showing a threat to GOP candidates this fall, in the form of an intense backlash against […] Read more »
Nearly 6-In-10 To Closely Watch Kavanaugh-Ford Hearing; Many Undecided On Truth
The stakes are high for Thursday’s Capitol Hill hearing, pitting Trump Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh against Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused him of sexual assault — an accusation Kavanaugh has denied — when they were both in high school more than three decades ago. A new NPR/PBS […] Read more »