CNN Poll: Majority oppose Kavanaugh, but his popularity grows with GOP [View all]

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Updated 5:01 PM ET, Mon October 8, 2018
CNN Poll: 51% oppose Kavanaugh's confirmation


WASHINGTON (CNN)The wrenching battle over Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the high court left the public with sharply negative impressions of the new Supreme Court justice and raised questions about his truthfulness, his temperament to serve and whether his partisan views would influence his work on the bench, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS in the final days of the fight over his confirmation.

Overall, 51% in the poll oppose Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court, up from 39% who opposed it in early September, after his initial confirmation hearing but before accusations of sexual misconduct emerged. Support for Kavanaugh's confirmation has merely inched up, by contrast, from 38% backing him in early September to 41% now.

Much of that shift has happened among partisans, with both sides pulling further apart on everything Kavanaugh-related. Among Democrats, 63% opposed his nomination in early September, and that has risen to 91% in the new poll. Among Republicans, 74% backed him in September and 89% do so now.........................


..........Beyond overall impressions, the poll finds a majority of Americans express doubts about Kavanaugh's truthfulness and freedom from political influence when considering cases. ...........................
RELATED: Full poll results

The public's take on Kavanaugh is much more negative than it was in early August, not long after President Donald Trump nominated him to fill the seat being vacated by Anthony Kennedy. Back then, 33% viewed him positively and 29% had a negative take. Now, nearly half have a negative view (47%) while 35% have a positive take.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/08/politics/cnn-poll-kavanaugh-confirmation/index.html

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Opposition to Kavanaugh grows


Pre-confirmation: "Would you like to see the Senate vote in favor of Kavanaugh serving on the Supreme Court, or not?" Post-confirmation: "Did you want to see the Senate vote in favor of Kavanaugh serving on the Supreme Court, or not?"
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Source: CNN poll, October 4-7, 2018, 1,009 adult Americans, margin of sampling error of ±3.8% pts. CNN poll, September 6-9, 2018, 1,003 adult Americans, margin of sampling error of ±3.8% pts.

Graphic: Joyce Tseng, CNN

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