Americans increasingly want the Senate to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to a new Quinnipiac poll.
“As you may know, President Trump has nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court,” Quinnipiac asked 1,175 voters, “Do you think the U.S. Senate should confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, or not?”
Forty-four percent of respondents said “yes/confirm.” Thirty-nine percent said “no.” Seventeen percent said “don’t know” or “not applicable.”
They survey’s margin of error is plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.
“Men back confirmation 49 – 36 percent. Women are divided as 38 percent support confirmation, with 41 percent opposed,” Quinnipiac noted.
The results of this survey, which was conducted from Aug. 9 through Aug. 13, shows a trend favoring Kavanaugh.
Back on July 25, Quinnipiac poll found that a slightly smaller 40 percent of respondents supported his confirmation to the Supreme court. Forty-one percent said they opposed it, while the remaining 18 percent said they weren’t sure.
The surveys are only three weeks apart. The growing support from Kavanaugh is coming primarily from independents.
The trend favoring Trump’s second pick to the Supreme Court comes amid reports that a growing number of Democratic senators say they’re considering meeting with the judge.
The Washington Examiner reported this week that, “Senate Democrats say they are planning to meet with Brett Kavanaugh, adding to a short list of party lawmakers who have now sat down with President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee.”
Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said Tuesday, “We are trying to work something out.”
A spokesperson for Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, said elsewhere that a sit-down with the Supreme Court nominee was in the works.
“We are working on it,” the spokesperson said.
Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer, N.Y., and Claire McCaskill, Mo., have already announced they will meet with Kavanaugh. Sens. Joe Donnelly, Ind., Joe Manchin, W.V., and Heidi Heitkamp, N.D., have met with the nominee already.
