Landmark abortion ruling is expected to be the focal point as hearings begin Monday for Trump nominee.
The national poll finds 44 percent of registered voters say the U.S. Senate should hold hearings and vote on Barrett’s nomination, while 52 percent say filling this Supreme Court seat should be left to the winner of the presidential election and a Senate vote next year. Support for leaving the decision to the next president is down from 57 percent in a Post-ABC poll last month that asked whether the Senate should confirm Trump’s nominee, who had not yet been named.Roe v.
, with 62 percent saying the Supreme Court should uphold the decision that guarantees a woman’s right to abortion, while 24 percent say it should be overturned and a sizable 14 percent have no opinion.Abortion is likely to be a focus of questioning during hearings given the sharp partisan divide on the issue as well as Barrett’s conservative judicial philosophy and anti-abortion positions.
Support for overturning the decision reaches a majority only among Republicans and Republican-leaning voters who identify as “very conservative” or among White evangelical Protestant Republicans . White evangelical Protestants overall – not just those who lean Republican – are split, with 44 percent saying
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