Poll: Majority backs Biden's decision to replace Breyer with a Black woman

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A new Morning Consult/Politico poll released Wednesday showed majority support for President Biden's pledge to appoint a Black woman to the Supreme Court, The Hill reported.

In response to the question "Do you support or oppose President Biden's decision to appoint a Black woman to replace Justice [Stephen] Breyer on the Supreme Court?" 51 percent of respondents said they "[s]trongly" or "somewhat" supported the decision.

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Grayson Quay

Grayson Quay was the weekend editor at TheWeek.com. His writing has also been published in National Review, the Pittsburgh Post-GazetteModern AgeThe American ConservativeThe Spectator World, and other outlets. Grayson earned his M.A. from Georgetown University in 2019.