[Abaanto]

http://www.gallup.com/poll/141329/Am...n&utm_term=USA

Americans Favor Confirming Kagan to High Court, 44% to 34%

Would be first recent nominee to win approval with less than majority public support

by Jeffrey M. Jones

PRINCETON, NJ -- More Americans want the Senate to vote for rather than against Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court, but the percentage in favor is less than a majority. Support for Kagan's confirmation remains essentially the same as it was before her June confirmation hearings.

Typically, support for nominees does not change much after their hearings. Instead, Gallup usually finds increases in the percentage of Americans opposed and decreases in the percentage with no opinion. The percentage without an opinion on the Kagan nomination was the same before and after her hearings, which may indicate these were not widely followed by the average American.

The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on Kagan's nomination next week, with the full Senate voting later this summer. Kagan is expected to be confirmed, given the Senate's large Democratic majority.

Among the general public, a majority of self-identified Democrats, 68%, favor Kagan's confirmation, compared with 43% of independents and 21% of Republicans. A majority of Republicans, 60%, are opposed.

[newspetty]

Since the U. S. Constitution allows for the appointment of Supreme Court Justices by the President with confirmation by the Senate, the polls are meaningless, as is your post, Regis.

[nannysuetle]

Why should this post be any different, DES?

[RSAccountssy]

So many people upset she eats Chinese food on Christmas...

[Waymninelia]

So many people upset she eats Chinese food on Christmas...

My family traditionally eats Chinese takeout on Christmas. Does that mean we're eeebul not-real-Americans now? Wonder how my mother will react to that. lol


Also, did Regis just totally miss his own size 24 headline that Americans favor confirming Kagan? Yep? Alright then.