Monday Poll results: Hold hearings on Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland

An overwhelming number of Monday Poll respondents want Republicans to hold hearings on President Barack Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Here is the wrap-up on that question and others from 1,850 responses to this week’s poll.

1. Obama deserves an up-or-down vote by the Senate on the nomination of Garland sooner rather than later.

Agree strongly 82%

Agree 4%

Disagree 2%

Disagree strongly 11%

2. Republicans have a good point when they argue that voters deserve a voice by letting the next president appoint a successor to Antonin Scalia.

Agree strongly 12%

Agree 2%

Disagree 9%

Disagree strongly 77%

3. A pox on both their houses: This is another frustrating example of the political paralysis in Washington created by Republicans and Democrats.

Agree strongly 34%

Agree 25%

Disagree 20%

Disagree strongly 22%

4. Republican senators up for re-election in 2016, including Roy Blunt of Missouri and Jerry Moran of Kansas, should not be punished at the polls this fall if they go along with their party’s refusal to even consider Garland’s nomination.

Agree strongly 14%

Agree 3%

Disagree 8%

Disagree strongly 75%

This story was originally published March 22, 2016 at 7:00 PM with the headline "Monday Poll results: Hold hearings on Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland."