ABC News/Washington Post Souter Nomination Poll, July 1990

This survey focuses on the nomination of David H. Souter to the United States Supreme Court. Respondents were asked if they favored the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that allowed abortion within the first three months of pregnancy, if a nominee's views on abortion should influence Senate confirmation, if they approved of Souter's nomination to the Supreme Court, and if they thought Bush should have appointed a minority or a woman to the Court. Respondents also were asked if the Senate should consider Souter's political views as well as his background and qualifications, if Bush should have ascertained Souter's political and legal views on major issues before nominating him, if the Senate Judiciary Committee should question Souter about his views on issues such as abortion, if they thought the nomination would become bogged down in politics in the Senate, and if Souter should be confirmed only if he said he would vote to overturn the Supreme Court's 1973 ruling. Background information on respondents includes political alignment, education, age, race, sex, and state/region of residence.

本调查聚焦戴维·H·苏特（David H. Souter）被提名为美国最高法院（United States Supreme Court）大法官一事。受访者被询问的问题包括：是否支持1973年最高法院作出的允许妊娠首三个月内堕胎的裁决、大法官提名人的堕胎观点是否应影响参议院（Senate）的提名确认程序、是否赞成苏特的最高法院大法官提名，以及是否认为布什总统应提名少数族裔或女性人士出任大法官。受访者还被问及：参议院是否应同时考量苏特的政治立场、其个人背景与任职资质，布什总统是否应在提名苏特前先确认其对重大议题的政治与法律观点，参议院司法委员会（Senate Judiciary Committee）是否应就堕胎等议题质询苏特的相关观点，是否认为该提名会在参议院陷入政治僵局，以及是否认为唯有苏特表态会投票推翻最高法院1973年的堕胎裁决，才应确认其提名。受访者的背景信息涵盖政治倾向、受教育程度、年龄、种族、性别以及居住州/地区。