Americans Say, Wait for Election to Choose Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Successor
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's successor should be chosen after the November presidential election, according to a new poll.
The majority of Americans said they want the presidential election winner to name Ginsburg's successor.
The national opinion poll was done on Sept. 19-20, after Ginsburg's death announcement.
The poll suggests that many Americans oppose President Donald Trump's plan to push through another lifetime appointee.
The recent poll also showed that 62 percent of American adults agreed the winner of the upcoming elections should fill the vacancy.
Meanwhile, 23 percent disagreed, and the rest said that they were not sure.
When it comes to political parties, eight out of 10 Democrats agreed that the appointment should wait until after the election.
Aside from that, five in 10 Republicans agreed on the same notion.
U.S. President Donald Trump needs the support of the Senate to confirm a nominee. It currently has a 53-47 Republican majority.
Two Republican senators have said publicly since Ginsburg's death that they think the winner of the election should make the nomination.
These Republican senators are Maine's Susan Collins and Alaska's Lisa Murkowski.
Senate Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell promised a vote with weeks to go in Trump's term.
The poll also showed that 30 percent of American adults said Ginsburg's death would make them more likely to vote for Biden.
A total of 25 percent said they were now more likely to support Trump. Another 38 percent said that it had no impact on their interest in voting.
The rest said they were not sure.
The Reuters poll was conducted online, in English across the United States.
It amassed responses from 1,006 American adults, including 463 Democrats and 374 Republicans.
Possible Successors
Reports said that the Supreme Court likely starts with these federal appeals court judges:
Amy Coney Barrett was among a finalist for Trump's second high court nomination.
She is a favorite of religious conservatives.
She was the top of Trump's list of potential nominees after her 2017 confirmation hearing for a set on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.
Federal appeals court Judge Barbara Lagoa was also on the list.
She is a Cuban American from the swing state of Florida.
Lagoa served shortly on the Florida Supreme Court. She is also considered a protégé of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
DeSantis appointed Lagoa to the Florida Supreme Court, making her the first Cuban American woman to serve there.
Joan Larsen was also being eyed for the position.
Larsen spent her career as a professor at the University of Michigan Law School.
Larsen worked as a deputy assistant U.S. attorney general in the Office of Legal Counsel during the term of President George W. Bush from 2002 to 2003.
Britt Grant is the youngest frontrunner for Ginsburg's previous position.
He was a past Georgia Supreme Court Justice and solicitor general.
Allison Eid and Amul Thapar are also vying for the position.
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