Voters Favor Sotomayor 2-1: Poll

55% approve of Obama's pick
By A Ali,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 4, 2009 2:47 PM CDT
Voters Favor Sotomayor 2-1: Poll
The poll shows wide support for Obama's Supreme Court nominee.   (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Another poll has shown widespread support for Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination, Bloomberg reports. Of 3,000 voters polled by Quinnipiac University, 55% approved of President Obama's choice and 25% disapproved. But the Senate will ultimately decide, and Sotomayor is spending her third straight day meeting with lawmakers on the Hill. The White House today sent over a huge file of Sotormayor's writings and legal decisions, notes the Wall Street Journal.
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