According to a new Gallup poll, Americans like President Obama's decision to nominate Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court: 47 percent rate Sotomayor as an "excellent" or "good" pick; 20 percent rate her as "only fair"; 13 percent, "poor"; and 20 percent have no opinion.
Meanwhile, a Rasmussen poll finds the public in support of Sotomayor's confirmation 45 percent to 29 percent, with 26 percent unsure. 87 percent think she will be confirmed, according to Rasmussen.
Gallup finds Sotomayor as more popular than President Bush's two previous nominees, Samuel Alito and Harriet Miers, and slightly less popular than John Roberts.
Sotomayor will likely be confirmed by the Democratic Senate, barring any unforeseen revelations about her, but criticism of Sotomayor has focused heavily on race thusfar, and Gallup's polling spoke to that a bit, as respondents said Sotomayor's gender and race were not as important to President Obama in his selection than her experience as a federal judge, her intellect, and her views on major issues and past decisions:
Most notably, Newt Gingrich and former Rep. Tom Tancredo have accused Sotomayor of racism, charging that if she were a white male, Sotomayor would be essentially disqualified if she had made a comment similar to her 2001 remark that she "would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life."
If confirmed, Sotomayor would be the first Hispanic on the Court; along with Ruth Bader Ginsburg, she would be one of two women sitting the court.
I predict those support numbers are going to fall a great deal if it becomes widely known that she was a member of the far-left, illegal activity-supporting National Council of La Raza. They even gave an award to someone who uttered eliminationist comments about "gringos" years earlier.
Combine that with her "wise Latina" comment and with at least the bean-counting parts of this and a much clearer picture emerges.
We ask that all ALIPAC supporters immediately contact your members of the US Senate by phone with a written follow-up to express your opposition to Obama's nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for US Supreme Court.
Sonia Sotomayor is a member of the racist group La Raza (The Race). The formal name of the group is NCLR or National Council of La Raza. This brown supremacist group supports amnesty for illegal aliens, taxpayer welfare benefits, in-state tuition, and driver licenses for illegal aliens.
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Please, please, please criticize her for belonging to La Raza. It's only the largest civil rights organization for Latinos. I'm sure Latinos across America will be THRILLED that white bigots will go after her for supporting La Raza. So, yes, please go that route. The minority suits the GOP so well...