Republicans are usually more fired up over the Supreme Court. Now, polls say Democrats are.
WASHINGTON — For decades, Republicans have galvanized voters around reshaping the Supreme Court, and they have benefited from it at the ballot box. But in a stark reversal, polls indicate that Democrats have the edge this year on the issue.
A Marquette Law School national poll that was completed three days before Ginsburg died found that 59 percent of Biden voters rated the Supreme Court as"very important" to their votes; 51 percent of Trump voters said the same. Among Democrats, 56 percent said the next appointment was"very important," higher than the 48 percent of Republicans who said the same.
Story continuesBiden faulted Trump for supporting a lawsuit before the court to overturn the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare:"Millions of Americans are voting because they know their health care hangs in the balance." 'A clear choice on the future of the Supreme Court'Republicans have been more aggressive at connecting those dots, equating their victories at the ballot box with stronger gun rights, the undoing of abortion rights and other issues that animate their base.
The dynamic can yet change. Republicans hope their voters will be ignited by a Supreme Court pick who solidifies a 6-3 conservative majority, as they were by the ugly confirmation fight over Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2018. And recent New York Times-Siena College battleground state polls found that Biden is more trusted than Trump to choose a justice among likely voters in Arizona , Maine and North Carolina .Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has announced her opposition to voting on a Supreme Court nominee because of"the proximity of the presidential election," saying instead that the winner of the contest should pick the next justice.
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