Ketanji Brown Jackson is the most popular Supreme Court nominee in years

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(CNN) - Two news stories dominated the headlines this week. The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine reached its one month mark. And the Senate hosted confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to join the Supreme Court.

It's with the Jackson confirmation hearings that we begin our statistical journey into the news of the week.

Five recent surveys have indicated strong support for President Joe Biden's decision to nominate Jackson for the Supreme Court seat retiring Justice Stephen Breyer is vacating. According to an average of polls by Gallup, Fox, Monmouth University, Quinnipiac University and the Pew Research Center, about 53% of Americans supported her confirmation, with about 26% of Americans opposed. This is good for a +27-point net popularity rating.

If Jackson's ratings hold up through her likely confirmation, she would be the most popular nominee to be confirmed since John Roberts in 2005. Jackson's popularity should only help her in the confirmation process.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/26/politics/ketanji-brown-jackson-supreme-court-biden/index.html

[dchill]

1. Yet the worst treated.

By a bunch of hateful, racist scolds.

[leftyladyfrommo]

2. She is really vivacious. Very personable.