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May 2009

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May 28, 2009

87% Expect Sotomayor Will Be Confirmed, 45% Say She Should Be

Eighty-seven percent (87%) of the voters nationwide believe Judge Sonia Sotomayor will be confirmed as the next United States Supreme Court Justice. That figure includes 59% who believe her confirmation is Very Likely.

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May 18, 2009

Michelle Obama Is Popular On Campus, Still Popular With Most Voters

Students at the newest campus in the University of California system lobbied hard to get Michelle Obama as their graduation speaker this past weekend, and that same kind of popularity is reflected in the first lady’s ratings in a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.