The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee published a poll on Twitter asking users if they would prefer more Supreme Court justices like Ruth Bader Ginsburg or like Brett Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh received overwhelming support, marking an almost 70-30 split in favor of President Trump’s second pick for the highest court. The tweet has since been deleted but a screenshot of the tweet at the initial time of reporting is included below.
The poll was posted Friday afternoon and, as of reporting, had just shy of 160,000 votes with two days remaining before the poll closes. While the DSCC, one of the only organizations whose sole goal is electing Democrats to the Senate, has yet to comment on the state of the poll, the group posted a tweet Saturday evening claiming “progress” was being erased by Trump’s picks for the judiciary, proclaiming the importance of Democrats gaining control of the Senate.
“.@realDonaldTrump and the Republican-led Senate have aggressively pushed to reshape the judiciary with conservatives,” the DSCC tweeted. “Decades of hard-fought progress could be erased. We must take back the Senate.”
.@realDonaldTrump and the Republican-led Senate have aggressively pushed to reshape the judiciary with conservatives. Decades of hard-fought progress could be erased. We must take back the Senate.
— Senate Democrats (@dscc) May 5, 2019
The poll caught the attention of media members and even Republican politicians, including Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, who tweeted a screenshot of the poll after voting, showing the vast gap between votes for Ginsburg and Kavanaugh followed with just “#SundayMotivation.”
#SundayMotivation pic.twitter.com/HlPVKoEG7Y
— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) May 5, 2019
Donald Trump Jr. also chimed in.
Something tells me that this probably wasn’t the result Democrats were hoping for when they decided to do this poll. ??? pic.twitter.com/BCfpIRbNLB
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) May 5, 2019
Outside of users mocking the DSCC for the poll gone awry, users also showed support for Judge Amy Barrett who is believed to be on Trump’s shortlist for another SCOTUS opening if a seat is vacated during Trump’s presidency. A report in March said Trump had actually chosen not to nominate Barrett when he nominated Kavanaugh, because he was “saving” her in the eventuality that Ginsburg’s seat became available.
