As his confirmation hearings begin, an ABC News/Washington Post poll finds the public evenly divided on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court – among the lowest support levels for a high court nominee in polling back to 1987. CONT. Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
Views of Kavanaugh Confirmation Remain Closely Divided
As Senate hearings begin on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, Americans remain closely divided as to whether he should be seated on the court. Forty percent of Americans say the Senate should vote to confirm him, while 36% say it should not do so. … […] Read more »
Red state Democrats in tight spot over Kavanaugh confirmation
The fight over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been fiercely waged between the bases of both political parties, but it’s those senators stuck in the middle who find themselves in the most precarious position. As the confirmation hearings for Kavanaugh begin Tuesday, the pressure is increasing on a small […] Read more »
Where the public stands on key issues that could come before the Supreme Court
The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to begin confirmation hearings on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. If confirmed, Kavanaugh would replace Justice Anthony Kennedy, who retired in July after three decades on the court. … Ahead of the Senate’s deliberations over Kavanaugh, here’s a look at where […] Read more »
C-SPAN/PSB Survey: American Attitudes about U.S. Supreme Court
As the Senate readies its consideration of a new Supreme Court Justice, a new poll suggests high public interest in the Court and strong understanding of the Court’s influence on our society. C-SPAN asked research-based consultancy PSB (psbresearch.com) to gauge public opinion among likely voters regarding our third branch of […] Read more »
NBC/WSJ poll: Trump approval ‘remarkably stable’ after a stormy week of bad news
After a week that saw President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman convicted on eight counts of fraud and his former lawyer plead guilty to felony campaign finance charges, the president’s job approval rating remains virtually unchanged, new polling from NBC News and the Wall Street Journal shows. But the stability […] Read more »