A 2020 Supreme Court Nominee Should Get Hearing, Poll Shows

The Senate should consider a nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court if a vacancy opens during 2020 even though it’s a presidential election year, a strong majority of survey respondents identifying with the two major political parties said.

The nationwide poll, conducted for Marquette University Law School and released Oct. 21, surveyed the public’s understanding and opinion of the high court with a handful of questions focusing on the hot-button issue of an election-year appointment.

The results showed that 73% of adults surveyed disapproved of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s refusal in 2016 to hold hearings in the Republican-led ...