Comments on: Will Kagan Be Confirmed?

By: dale Steinacker

dale Steinacker — Thu, 13 May 2010 19:01:51 +0000

This is a wild guess, but I’m going to say she’s confirmed 58-42. I think the Republicans will be strong against her and the two areas of concern may be free speech and the 2nd amendment. There are several Democratic areas (PA, MN, WI, etc. where that’s poison. A wild guess but why not?

By: Will Woodworth

Will Woodworth — Wed, 12 May 2010 20:38:24 +0000

I’m going to guess 34 votes against, as I agree that Kagan’s nomination will be more contentious than Sotomayor’s, but perhaps not much more as she seems likely to be less liberal than Stevens, whom she’s replacing.

By: Will Loubier

Will Loubier — Wed, 12 May 2010 16:31:08 +0000

I’ll set my bid at 37 against, and 63 for.

Since it’s relatively close to re-election, we might see the Republicans opposition/voting block stronger.

Also, she has some controversy on whether or not she supports gay marriage, which might be difficult for some Republicans to accept.

By: Things That Happened, Things To Do—Week of May 10 - Middlebury Magazine

Things That Happened, Things To Do—Week of May 10 - Middlebury Magazine — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:40:23 +0000

[...] With the presidential nomination of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, Political Science Professor Matt Dickinson asks whether she’ll be confirmed by the Senate. [...]