I did not see this coming:
A new poll conducted shortly before the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg revealed that an overwhelming majority of U.S. adults of all political stripes supported holding hearings for a nominee if a vacancy opened on the nation’s highest bench.
Marquette University released the survey results on Saturday that showed 67% of adults believed the Senate should hold a hearing if a vacancy occurred during 2020’s race, with only 32% opposition — and similar strong numbers across Republicans, Democrats, and independents, who supported holding confirmation hearings at 68-31%, 63-37%, and 71-28% respectively.
The poll was completed three days before the death of Ginsburg, the 87-year-old liberal icon who was nominated by President Bill Clinton and confirmed in 1993. Ginsburg earned praise from Democrats and Republicans upon news of her death.
Those are majorities that can’t be “messaged” any differently than what they are (i.e., they can’t be spun for a political agenda against naming a nominee).
It will be interesting to see if these polling numbers hold up.
And I am REALLY interested to see what the Democrats learned from the Kavanaugh hearings: will they lower the volume as they learned their behavior hurt them or will they up it to 13?
(H/T: Washington Examiner via RedState)
