ABORTION/NOMINATIONS/POLLS/SENATE/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “As the Senate nears debate on a new Supreme Court nominee who could give the panel a conservative edge, a majority of voters say they are increasingly opposed to undermining a woman’s right to have an abortion and are becoming more likely to say they support abortion-rights candidates, a new poll shows. According to a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, Mr. Trump’s latest pick for the High Court, Brett Kavanaugh, enters confirmation proceedings with support from 32% of voters, compared with 26% opposed. Another 41% said they don’t have enough information yet. Mr. Kavanaugh appears to be the most politically divisive Supreme Court nominee since President Barack Obama selected then-Judge Sonia Sotomayor in 2009. In the poll, more than half of Democratic voters, 52%, said they are opposed to the Republican president’s pick. That compares with 61% of Republicans who said the same when Mr. Obama selected Justice Sotomayor nine years ago. She was confirmed by the Senate on a vote of 68-31, with nine Senate Republicans backing her.”
–Michael C. Bender, “Record 71% of Voters Oppose Overturning Roe v. Wade,” The Wall Street Journal, July 23, 2018 5:00 pm