Americans support the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court by a 2 to 1 margin.
According to the latest Washington Post�ABC News poll, 53 percent of Americans say Alito should be confirmed by the Senate. Only 27 percent say he should be rejected. Twenty percent remains undecided.
The poll reveals self-identified Democrats are not energized in opposition to the nomination.
Self-identified Democrats were more likely to support than oppose the Alito nomination. Forty percent of that subgroup said he should be confirmed. Thirty-nine percent said he should not.
The numbers were similar for self-identified liberals, with 38 percent supporting the nomination and only 44 percent opposing it.
Not surprisingly, self-identified Republicans were overwhelmingly supportive. Seventy-six percent supported confirmation.
The poll sampled 1,001 randomly selected Americans for interview between January 5 and January 8. The margin of error was plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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