Americans say by 2-to-1 that Senate should hold hearings on Obama’s Supreme Court nominee [View all]

[NHprogressive]

Source: Washington Post

The Supreme Court confirmation battle has become intensely partisan, so the numbers break down somewhat along partisan lines. But it's notable that by a margin of nearly 2-to-1, independents side with Democrats on this. Among independents, 62 percent say the Senate should hold hearings, while 32 percent say the Senate should not. And even Republicans are pretty evenly split.

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Let's get to it. That vacancy needs to be filled speedily. Let the republicans own their obstructionist crap, oppose a functional Supreme Court, and eat the consequences.