Toplines - Elena Kagan - May 10, 2010

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted May 10, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

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

39% Very closely
38% Somewhat closely
19% Not very closely

4% Not at all

1% Not sure

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

18% Very favorable
27% Somewhat favorable
22% Somewhat unfavorable

17% Very unfavorable

16% Not sure

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?

33% Yes

33% No

34% Not sure

5* 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?

52% Very likely

30% Somewhat likely

4% Not very likely

1% Not at all likely

12% Not sure

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

43% Liberal

31% Moderate
3% Conservative

24% Not sure

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