Trump's Supreme Court pick the most unpopular in a dozen years
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Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court nominee from Russia asset Donald Trump, has the weakest net support from the American public since George W. Bush's bizarre nomination of Harriet Miers, according to new polling from Pew. The opposition to him among thTrump's Supreme Court pick the most unpopular in a dozen years
Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court nominee from Russia asset Donald Trump, has the weakest net support from the American public since George W. Bush's bizarre nomination of Harriet Miers, according to new polling from Pew. The opposition to him among the public at 36 percent is higher than it's been for any of the seven nominees since 2005, even four points higher than for Neil Gorsuch. That suggests the public is becoming increasing distrustful of Trump and, specifically, this nominee. They also have demands of the nomination process: “Overall, 61% of adults—including 70% of Democrats and 51% of Republicans—say that when senators ask about issues like abortion, Supreme Court nominees should be required to answer.” Breaking that down by party demonstrates why this nominee should not get the support of a single Democratic senator: 63 percent of Democrats and Democratic leaners say he should be not be confirmed. This isn't a vote that is going to drive voters away from any Democrat. A whopping 83 percent say this appointment is either very or somewhat important to them personally—and 63 percent clock in at very important—which just reinforces how little there is to lose for Democrats, and why Republicans like Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski need to be under the gun. That's particularly true because of the gender breakdown in the poll: 40 percent of women are opposed to his confirmation. Women are going to be paying a lot of attention to how this confirmation process proceeds. They're going to be paying a lot of attention to how their senators vote. Live in Alaska? You have the power. Sign and send a petition to Sen. Lisa Murkowski: Save Roe v. Wade. Oppose any anti-choice Supreme Court nominee. Do you live in Maine? You have a powerful voice in stopping Trump's Supreme Court nominee. Click here to write Sen. Collins. Read more