Poll: Americans evenly split on when to replace Scalia

Hillary Clinton argued on Tuesday that racism is behind the GOP plan to save the new Supreme Court nomination for President Obama's successor — but CBS poll results released Thursday suggest simple partisanship may be an adequate explanation.

Americans are evenly split on who should nominate the late Justice Scalia's replacement, with 47 percent saying Obama should do so and 46 percent preferring to leave it up to the next president. Respondents' opinions were heavily partisan, as 77 percent of Democrats endorsed the former option and 82 percent of Republicans backed the latter.

Somewhat less controversial right now is the Supreme Court's performance, which 40 percent of likely voters say is "good" or "excellent," a four-year high.

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