A new Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll suggests that two key right-wing talking points against Sonia Sotomayor, which they’ve worked hard to get into the collective public mind, have in fact…totally failed.
“Based on what you know or have heard about Sonia Sotomayor do you think she is a racist?” The numbers: Yes 8%, No 61%. Even among Republicans, the number is only Yes 19%, No 28%.
“Do you think empathy is an important characteristic for a Supreme Court Justice to possess or not?” The numbers: Yes 52%, No 29%.