US: Voter trust on Trump's Supreme Court pick on rise

ANKARA

As her Senate confirmation hearings continue on third day, US voters’ support for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett is inching up, says a new poll.

Up 2% from last week, some 48% of registered voters said the Senate should vote to confirm Barrett – President Donald Trump’s third pick for the top bench – while 31% say lawmakers should vote her down, according to the Morning Consult/Politico poll released Wednesday.

Barrett enjoys higher public support than Trump's last nominee, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who got only 37% support during his contentious confirmation hearings, where allegations of sexual assault were considered.

By an eight-point margin, 44% of voters say that the Senate should vote on Barrett’s nomination as soon as possible, rather than waiting for after Nov. 3, Election Day.

But those numbers showed a stark divide by party affiliation.

While 73% of Republican voters are pushing for swift action from the Senate, 59% of Democrats say that the confirmation should wait until the winner of the White House is clear, the poll showed. Only 23% of Democrats want the Senate to confirm Barrett as soon as possible.