September 22, 2020: In a survey conducted the day after her passing, a Scott Rasmussen survey found that 52% of likely voters believe the Senate should wait to confirm Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s replacement until after the presidential election. Forty-one percent (41%) disagree and believe the new justice should be confirmed as soon as possible.[1]
There is a substantial partisan divide on this question.
- Seventy-three percent (73%) of Republicans believe the new justice should be confirmed as soon as possible.
- Eighty percent (80%) of Democrats believe confirmation should wait until after the election.
- Independent voters were more evenly divided. Fifty-one percent (51%) agree with the Democrats and 40% with the Republicans.[1]
Additionally, 59% of the nation’s likely voters believe Joe Biden should let voters know who he would nominate if elected. Just 21% disagree while 20% are not sure.[1]
The partisan divide on this is interesting. The Trump campaign has been pushing Biden to release a list of potential nominees. However, Democratic voters are even more likely than Republican voters to think he should do so. Sixty-six percent (66%) of Democrats want their party’s nominee to announce who he would nominate for the court. That view is shared by 57% of independent voters and 52% of Republicans.[1]
Sixty-four percent (64%) of likely voters said they had a favorable opinion of Ginsburg. The survey found just 16% with an unfavorable view while 20% are not sure. These results are broadly consistent with earlier surveys in recent years. Justice Ginsburg was the most recognized name of all Supreme Court justices, often the only name recognized by more than half the nation’s voters.[1]
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