RE: USA Africa Dialogue Series - The People Are Speaking No. 1

A lot depends on where the polls were taken and the socio – economic  group from which  they solicited responses.

If they polled republican districts they would have a slip in ratings. The fact that a judge nominated by a die-hard

Republican, George Bush, should take an independent stance is actually positive. The ratings for the

Supreme Court should actually go up.

 

GE

 

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Supreme Court Update

Approval Ratings for Supreme Court Slip Following Health Care Ruling

 

Sunday, July 01, 2012

Public opinion of the Supreme Court has grown more negative since the highly publicized ruling on the president’s health care law was released. A growing number now believe that the high court is too liberal and that justices pursue their own agenda rather than acting impartially.

A week ago,  36% said the court was doing a good or an excellent job. That’s down to 33% today. However, the big change is a rise in negative perceptions. Today, 28% say the Supreme Court is doing a poor job. That’s up 11 points over the past week.

The new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey, conducted on Friday and Saturday following the court ruling, finds that 56% believe justices pursue their own political agenda rather than generally remain impartial. That’s up five points from a week ago. Just half as many -- 27% -- believe the justices remain impartial. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

 

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