National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted May 24-25, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

 

1* How closely have you followed news stories about President Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court?

 

                                                                       

	May 24-25, 2010	May 16-17, 2010	May 10, 2010
Very Closely	37%	39%	39%
Somewhat Closely	34%	42%	38%
Not Very Closely	22%	15%	19%
Not At All	6%	4%	4%
Not Sure	1%	1%	1%

 

2* Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Elena Kagan?

 

                                                                       

	May 24-25, 2010	May 16-17, 2010	May 10, 2010
Very Favorable	15%	15%	18%
Somewhat Favorable	26%	28%	27%
Somewhat Unfavorable	24%	23%	22%
Very Unfavorable	23%	21%	17%
Not Sure	12%	13%	16%

 

3* The U.S. Senate has the constitutional authority to confirm all Supreme Court nominees. Based upon what you know at this time, should the U.S. Senate confirm Elena Kagan as a Supreme Court Justice?

 

                                               

	May 24-25, 2010	May 16-17, 2010	May 10, 2010
Yes	36%	39%	33%
No	39%	39%	33%
Not Sure	25%	22%	34%

 

4* Regardless of whether or not you believe she should be confirmed, how likely is it that Elena Kagan will be confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice?

 

                                                                       

	May 24-25, 2010	May 16-17, 2010	May 10, 2010
Very Likely	55%	55%	52%
Somewhat Likely	32%	28%	30%
Not Very Likely	5%	6%	4%
Not At All Likely	0%	1%	1%
Not Sure	8%	10%	12%

 

 

5* In political terms is Elena Kagan liberal, moderate or conservative?

 

                                                           

	May 24-25, 2010	May 16-17, 2010	May 10, 2010
Liberal	48%	47%	43%
Moderate	30%	32%	31%
Conservative	4%	3%	3%
Not Sure	18%	18%	24%

 

 

 

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence