By Rich Lowry
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
The margins are narrow (we obviously live in a divided
time), but Republicans have been winning the debate over the Amy Coney Barrett
nomination. A new Gallup poll has people supporting her nomination by 51-46. A New
York Times poll has a slim plurality in favor of her nomination, 44-42.
Surprisingly, the Times finds support for moving on her confirmation now
rather than after the election if Trump wins, 47-39 percent (the timing of the
vote had been a weak point prior to this). And the Times finds that the
retaliatory measure that Democrats have been talking about — Court-packing — is
hugely unpopular, with people opposing it 58-31. Republicans deserve credit for
moving ahead on this nomination when it seemed a huge risk, but the favorable
results have to do, overwhelmingly, with the sterling qualities of the nominee.
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