Alito


The campaign to derail the nomination didn't work

This is one of the things I think will backfire on major Democrats in 2006 and 2008.

Despite a major coordinated campaign, liberal interest groups have failed to convince the American public that the Senate should reject Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr.
    
Every major poll indicates that far more voters think Judge Alito should be confirmed than think he should be rejected. Though that support generally is lower than it was for John G. Roberts Jr. before his confirmation for chief justice in the fall, it is on par with the public support for Supreme Court nominees during the past 20 years.

I believe that when it comes to judges and justices, most Americans believe that Democrats have only abortion as an issue. Given some of the rulings the last couple of years, I think people are getting tired of judges defined only by that issue.

Another interesting effect is that this will be the second Supreme Court nomination that the Democratic leadership has failed to stop. It may be time to pay the piper.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Wed - January 4, 2006 at 06:05 AM  Tag


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