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Lawyer turned writer, editor, and speaker. Founder, Above The Law (@ATLblog) and Underneath Their Robes. Author, Supreme Ambitions: A Novel (@SCOTUSambitions).

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    David Lat‏Verified account @DavidLat Aug 17

    David Lat Retweeted Publius

    True; polls show that about 60 percent of Americans can't name a single #SCOTUS justice (so they probably don't have tremendous knowledge about Judge Brett Kavanaugh). #appellatetwitterhttps://twitter.com/TheFoyeEffect/status/1030585993668317185 …

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    Publius @TheFoyeEffect
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    Also, opinion polls are useless on topics the public knows nothing about.
    3:48 PM - 17 Aug 2018
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    • Neverevernever, nope - not ever! GoodBigCat 🐥⚖️TRY To Come & Take It🥃👠🍸 Iván JR Thatcher Kyle Debrah Above the Law Chris
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      2. Max Linski‏ @maxlinski Aug 17
        Replying to @DavidLat

        That doesn’t necessarily mean that it doesn’t matter who is being nominated and appointed to the #SCOTUS

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      3. David Lat‏Verified account @DavidLat Aug 17
        Replying to @maxlinski

        Of course, and I didn't mean to suggest #SCOTUS is anything less than critical; I just question whether public opinion polls like this one shed much light on Kavanaugh's confirmation chances:https://cnn.it/2waxWAg 

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      4. Max Linski‏ @maxlinski Aug 17
        Replying to @DavidLat

        Public polls about anything related to legal system matters are of dubious value at best. Even if conducted among exclusively Suits fans

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      1. Prof. Garrett Epps‏ @Profepps Aug 18
        Replying to @DavidLat @jadler1969

        Interestingly, public opinion on matters the public knows little about can in fact be politically important.

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      1. Political Junkie.‏ @politicobsessed Aug 17
        Replying to @DavidLat

        This is also a fairly snooze-worthy SCOTUS confirmation so far. The document request battle feels like background noise, and we're too busy following Omarosa's book/tapes and debating security clearances.

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      2. Matthew Brinegar‏ @MatthewBrinegar Aug 17
        Replying to @DavidLat

        Frankly, I'm surprised that 40% could name one

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      3. Cheese For Everyone!‏ @CheeseForEvery1 Aug 17
        Replying to @MatthewBrinegar @DavidLat

        Me too. I would've pegged it at around 20% maybe.

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      2. W. Burlette Carter‏ @wddaughter Aug 17
        Replying to @DavidLat

        There actually was an earlier opinion poll. Anyone paying attention knew that the 2016 election was all about SCOTUS. Unless we find that Russians caused Trump to win (and I doubt that, although I don’t doubt the meddling occurred), it’s the poll that matters.

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      3. W. Burlette Carter‏ @wddaughter Aug 17
        Replying to @wddaughter @DavidLat

        But if they were going to poll and draw conclusions, Media should also have asked the source of people’s information (media) and how much negative v positive about the candidate they had heard.

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      1. Andrew Wetzler‏ @aewetzler Aug 18
        Replying to @DavidLat @jadler1969

        Good point. If they knew more, he would likely have much lower approval numbers.

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      1. Dirk Deardorff‏ @dwdeardorff Aug 18
        Replying to @DavidLat @NYCNavid

        IMO polls are useless for anything much more nuanced than "do you plan to vote for candidate A or candidate B?" People must interpret questions, then pollsters must interpret answers. Too much subjectivity.

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      1. Stuart Shiffman‏ @Chisox48 Aug 17
        Replying to @DavidLat

        Not even Judge Wapner or Judge Judy? #Supremecourt

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      1. Eric B.‏ @EricfromClt Aug 17
        Replying to @DavidLat

        Furthermore, if the Senate won't push back on Trump despite stats that he only has support around 30% of the voting public but 75% of Rs, I can't see them worrying about lack of support for Kavanaugh.

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      1. Reader Adrift‏ @ReaderAdrift Aug 18
        Replying to @DavidLat @NYCNavid

        people need to get their shit together. #CourtsMatter

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      1. Larry‏ @0311OpEssexman Aug 18
        Replying to @DavidLat

        Well part of that 60% is whatever % still fully support Trump regardless & they not only can't name the SCOTUS justices, but are virtually clueless of other current events that haven't had the dots connected for them by Limbaugh to ensure events interpreted only as he views them.

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      1. Kevin Skelly‏ @KevinSkelly11 Aug 18
        Replying to @DavidLat @DavidAFrench

        Easy. Judge Judy. Nailed it...

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      1. limitedgov't‏ @jlbrach Aug 18
        Replying to @DavidLat @DavidAFrench

        makes me sad to realize how little the average person knows about anything

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