Majority of Americans Oppose Choosing Supreme Court Justices by Race and Gender, Says Poll
President Joe Biden’s commitment to only nominate a new Supreme Court justice who is a Black woman does not have broad support, a newly released poll suggests.
The ABC/Ipsos poll found that 76% of surveyed Americans say Biden should consider "all possible nominees" to fill Breyer’s seat while 23% say Biden should “consider only nominees who are Black women, as he has pledged to do.”
Biden promised several times during the campaign to nominate a Black woman justice, saying he is “looking forward to making sure there’s a Black woman on the Supreme Court.”
“Number one, I am committed that if I'm elected president and have an opportunity to appoint someone to the courts, I'll appoint the first Black woman to the courts,” Biden said in March 2020. "It's required that they have representation now. It's long overdue."
Republicans have called on Biden to nominate a centrist judge. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, echoed the sentiments of the ABC poll and bla...