87% Expect Sotomayor Will Be Confirmed, 45% Say She Should BeEighty-seven percent (87%) of voters nationwide believe Judge Sonia Sotomayor will
be confirmed as the next U.S. Supreme Court justice. That figure includes 59% who
believe her confirmation is Very Likely. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone
survey finds that just five percent (5%) say her confirmation by the Senate is unlikely.
Forty-five percent (45%) favor confirmation of Sotomayor, who, if approved by the
Senate, will be the first Hispanic member of the high court. Twenty-nine percent
(29%) oppose her confirmation, and 26% are not sure.
