Posted on 07/16/2009 8:09:00 AM PDT by Iron Munro
Following the first two days of confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor, voters overwhelmingly expect her to be confirmed for the U.S. Supreme Court but remain divided as to whether she should be.
Ninety percent (90%) now say her confirmation is likely while only four percent (4%) say it is not.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 37% of voters now favor her confirmation while 43% are opposed. Importantly, those who are undecided have a positive view of President Obama and are probably willing to give him and his nominee the benefit of the doubt.
Today’s results are based upon polling conducted Monday and Tuesday nights, the first two days of the hearings. Yesterday’s results were based upon polling conducted Sunday and Monday night.
In our Tuesday morning write-up of the results, we noted that the single night data from Monday night showed improvement for Sotomayor. However, that improvement did notcarry over to last night’s polling. At this point, it is impossible to know whether Monday’s uptick in support was statistical noise or a substantive change.
Current support for the nominee remains consistent with the results found in late June when 37% were in favor of her confirmation and 39% were opposed.
Rasmussen Reports will continue tracking support for Sotomayor’s confirmation on a daily basis during the confirmation hearings. Results will be updated each morning at 10:30 EDT. Premium Members can get an advance look at the daily numbers in the Daily Briefing from Scott Rasmussen.
Voters remain evenly divided in the views of Sotomayor. Forty-seven percent (47%) have a favorable opinion of her, including 20% very favorable. Forty-six percent (46%) view her unfavorably, with 24% very unfavorable. These numbers also have remained largely the same since her nomination was announced.
Forty-eight percent (48%) view her ideology as politically liberal while 32% say she is a moderate.
The partisan divide over the nominee is predictable. By a three-to-one margin, Democrats say Sotomayor should be confirmed, and by a similar margin Republicans hold the opposite view. Fifty-five percent (55%) of those not affiliated with either major party oppose her confirmation.
Eighty-three percent (83%) also say the U.S. legal system should apply the law equally to all Americans rather than using the law to help those who have less power and influence.
Yet Lindsey Graham and other republicans were ready to throw in the towel before the hearings even began.
Democrats claw, bite, kick and scratch to win, all the time, every time.
Republicans spend their time trying to explain why they will lose before the fight is even joined.
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I wish I could teach my dog to roll over as quickly as these RINOs.
Everybody knew this was a done deal and that the Dim-controlled Senate hearings were just kabuki theater.
You speak the truth. Shame on the GOP. Not my party any more.
And there it is, Folks. The God's honest truth.
Well said.
LA RAZA!
It may have been an unwinnable fight with the Senate firmly controlled by Democrats. But if the GOP can’t show some backbone as the minority to fight for what is right, they are never going to be the majority again.
Judge Sotomayor is a racist, sexist, incompetent left-wing idiot. She has no business on the Supreme Court. But remember, the leaders of the Democrime Party are Pelosi, Reid, and The Obamination-- why should they object to her?And remember, there's always Ruth "Buzzy" Ginsberg the eugenicist on the Court already.
I will say this though--for all of you despairing about RINOS in the Senate-- Sotomayor got a tougher reception than Ginsberg.
the more things that this Congress rams through that the majority opposes, the closer they all get to the end of the plank
Are there any dems willing to vote against her?
P.S. Ex-hubby was obviously not a wise choice!!
Plank’s Law:
“The more things that this Congress rams through that the majority opposes, the closer they all get to the end of the plank”
;)
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