Poll: How Utah voters feel about Amy Coney Barrett and the Supreme Court - Deseret News

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett to the full Senate in a party-line vote.

Mike Lee, who played a leading role in the confirmation hearings last week, will be among the GOP senators on the committee voting to move Barrett’s nomination forward.

“One look at Judge Barrett’s resume and anyone can tell how qualified she is to be on the court.

He said last week he would vote to confirm her when the nomination reaches the Senate floor.

Also, 55% of Utahns say the Supreme Court vacancy is important in determining their vote for president, while 38% say it’s not important, according to the poll.

“However, there is little or no evidence suggesting that the nomination and confirmation hearings of Judge Barrett have moved any votes.

In a Deseret News/Hinckley Institute poll last month, voters ranked the economy, handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and health care ahead of Supreme Court and other federal judicial appointments as important in determining their vote for president.

Scott Howell, a former Democratic Utah Senate leader and surrogate for Biden, said Barrett’s demeanor and intelligence at the confirmation hearings impressed him.

Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate, meaning they could lose three votes and still confirm Barrett.

Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, has said she does not support taking up a Supreme Court vacancy this close to an election, but has not indicated how she would vote on Barrett’s nomination

Should the Senate confirm Barrett, conservatives would own a 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court