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Continued from Front to the Supreme Court, Black voters were among
The findings suggest the which has never been the keys to Biden's victory in
confirmation did more to done," said Brown, who is the 2020 presidential elec-
energize Biden's Democrat- Black. "I'm just excited that tion — about 9 in 10 sup-
ic base than it did to ener- she's able to take all of the ported him, according to
gize Republicans in oppo- knowledge and skills that AP VoteCast — but his ap-
sition, despite vocal resis- she's developed over the proval rating among Black
tance from some GOP law- course of her career and Americans has dipped sub-
makers who were largely education and apply it stantially in AP-NORC polls
united in voting against her ... in a seat on the highest conducted since his inau-
April 7 confirmation. Three court." guration.
Republican senators broke Brown said she watched Approval of Jackson's con-
with their party to confirm some of Jackson's hear- firmation is lower among
her with a 53-47 tally. ings and felt Jackson "pre- white and Hispanic Ameri-
Eighty percent of Demo- sented herself really well," cans, at 46% and 41%, re-
crats and only 18% of Re- answering questions from spectively, though similar
publicans approve of lawmakers thoughtfully percentages across racial
Jackson's confirmation to and thoroughly. and ethnic groups disap-
replace retiring Justice Ste- Jackson's hearings were prove. Many white and His-
phen Breyer. Among Re- marked by intense lines of panic Americans say they
publicans, though, fewer questioning from some Re- hold neither opinion.
than half — 43% — say they publican senators ranging Overall, more Americans
disapprove of the Harvard from her sentencing record say they approve than
law graduate's confirma- on child pornography cas- disapprove of how Biden
tion. An additional 37% of es to her views on teaching handled Jackson's confir-
Republicans hold neither books on critical race theo- mation, 42% to 33%. About
opinion. Only 5% of Demo- ry in the classroom. 8 in 10 Democrats approve;
crats disapprove; 15% say The poll shows about half about two-thirds of Repub-
they hold neither opinion. of Americans, including licans disapprove.
It's not unusual for a rela- about a quarter of Repub- Biden's immediate pre-
tively high share of Ameri- licans, disapprove of how decessor, Donald Trump,
GOP senators handled the nominated three conser-
The Aruba Today News- confirmation process; only vative justices to the court
paper announces that about 2 in 10 of Americans — Neil Gorsuch, Kavana-
due to the official King’s approve. Nearly twice as ugh and Barrett — giving
Day Holiday we will NOT cans to express no opinion ence Thomas. The court will many Americans approve the court a 6-3 conserva-
be in circulation on about a justice's confirma- for the first time have four of how Senate Democrats tive advantage, which
Wednesday April 27th, tion. In October 2018, after women members and two handled the process. Still, Jackson's appointment will
2022. the vote to confirm Justice Black members while white about a third of Americans not change. Biden's one-
Brett Kavanaugh following men will make up a minor- say they don't have an time boss, former President
We will be back on a rancorous confirmation ity of the court. opinion either way for Re- Barack Obama, nominat-
newsstands every- marked by sexual assault "It has taken 232 years and publicans or Democrats. ed two justices — Elena Ka-
where bright and early allegations, 35% approved, 115 prior appointments for Unlike Brown, Republi- gan and Sonia Sotomayor,
to serve our readers 43% disapproved and 20% a Black woman to be se- can Gail Thompson, 77, of who is the court's first Latina
and advertisers first said they held neither opin- lected to serve on the Su- Washington state, said she justice.
thing in the morning ion. And in October 2020, preme Court of the United felt Jackson was evasive in The new poll shows con-
on Thursday April 28th, before the vote to confirm States," Jackson said in re- answering Republican law- fidence in the Supreme
2022. conservative Justice Amy marks at the White House makers' questions. Thomp- Court remains low, accord-
Coney Barrett t o the seat after her confirmation. son, a retired medical assis- ing to the poll, but is similar
Until then, paint the of the late liberal Justice "But we've made it. We've tant, said she also believed to what it was in a Febru-
town Orange and en- Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 30% made it, all of us." Jackson is "soft on crime." ary AP-NORC poll. Eighteen
joy King’s Day on Aru- were in favor to her being Kimberly Brown, 41, is "I don't agree with what percent of Americans say
ba, from the team at confirmed, 35% were op- among those who approve she's done," said Thomp- they have a great deal
Aruba Today. posed and 34% said they of Jackson's confirmation. son, who is white. "And I'm of confidence in the high
held neither opinion. Brown, who lives in New really sad that she's been court, and 54% have some
Aruba’s ONLY English Jackson, 51, a federal ap- York and works in health appointed." confidence. An additional
Newspaper! peals court judge in Wash- care, is an independent Brown and Thompson re- 27% say they have hardly
ington, will join the court this who leans Democratic and flect not only the partisan any confidence.
summer when Breyer steps called Jackson's confirma- divide but also something Republicans and Demo-
down. She will become the tion "historic." of a racial divide over Jack- crats have similar levels of
third Black person to sit on "I just feel like it's a historic son's confirmation. Among confidence in the court.
the court, following the late moment to see a Black Black Americans, 63% ap- Views also are similar
Justice Thurgood Marshall woman nominated, and prove and 18% disapprove across race and ethnicity
and current Justice Clar- then to also be confirmed of Jackson's confirmation. groups.q