Gallup Poll: Reaction to Sotomayor more good than bad, poll finds

[steven johnson]

It looks like the GOP campaign against Sotomayor isn't getti much traction.

Thu 28 May 2009
By Mark Silva
Los Angeles Times

Initial public reaction to the nomination of federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor of New York for the U.S. Supreme Court runs more positive than negative, according to the Gallup Poll's first measure of President Obama's nominee.

Nearly half of all Americans surveyed this week rated the nomination as "excellent'' or "good'' 47% and another 20% rated the choice as "fair.'' Only 13% of those surveyed judged the nomination as "poor.''

Gallup, which has taken similar measures of public reaction to the nominations of other recent candidates for the Supreme Court, found that only Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., appointed by former President George W. Bush in 2005, drew a stronger initial review from the public. One quarter of those surveyed called Roberts an excellent choice, compared to 19% for Sotomayor.

Yet a majority of those surveyed said they believed that Sotomayor's experience on federal courts she had served as a federal District Court judge since 1991 and on the Circuit Court of Appeals since 1998 were "very important'' in the president's selection of his nominee. A similar percentage, 59%, called her intellect a very important consideration in the president's selection.



Reaction to Sotomayor more good than bad, poll finds

[opihimoimoi]

1. The Pubs gonna not like this shit...they already cranked up hatred