Sigh. How many times will I have to say that Rassmussen polls likely voters,
not all Americans? What are we talking about here? Likely Republican primary
voters, since that is the next major contested federal election?
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Dr. Michael P. McDonald
Associate Professor, George Mason University
Non-Resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Mailing address:
(o) 703-993-4191 George Mason University
(f) 703-993-1399 Dept. of Public and International Affairs
mmcdon@gmu.edu 4400 University Drive - 3F4
http://elections.gmu.edu Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
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From: election-law-bounces@mailman.lls.edu
[mailto:election-law-bounces@mailman.lls.edu] On Behalf Of Paul Lehto
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 10:39 PM
To: Election Law
Subject: [EL] Only 22% of Americans think most judges should be appointed
It is, perhaps, a disappointment to some on this list that only 22%
(in a Rasmussen poll released today) think that most judges should be
appointed. Sixty-five percent (65%) favor election. What Rasmussen
calls 'the political class' disagrees, with a plurality of 49%
favoring appointment. I conclude that the people still favor
democratically elected judges, despite hand-wringing amongst the
political class about the "evils" of judicial elections. Among other
things, this hand-wringing (if it becomes successful) has the effect
of shifting power to the political class, because the power of
appointing judges shifts power to elected officials and political
establishments and away from voters.
See
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/apr
il_2011/65_say_most_judges_should_be_elected_political_class_disagrees