1 1 <p><a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/supreme_court_ratings/supreme_court_update">According to a new poll</a>, 42% of U.S. voters believe the president&rsquo;s nominee to replace retiring US Supreme Court Justice David Souter will be too liberal: "A nearly equal number&mdash;41%-- say his choice will be about right . . .&nbsp; 73% of Republicans and a plurality of voters not affiliated with either major party (46%) say the president&rsquo;s first high court pick will be too liberal. 65% of Democratic voters expect his choice to be about right. 40% of voters think Obama<a class="iAs" style="border-bottom: 0.2em solid #336699; padding: 0px; font-weight: normal ! important; font-size: 100% ! important; background-image: none; color: #336699 ! important; background-color: transparent ! important; text-decoration: none ! important;" href="#" target="_blank"></a> believes Supreme Court justices should decide cases on the basis of fairness and justice. 36% say the president believes justices should rule based on what&rsquo;s written in the U.S. Constitution. 24% are undecided."</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> 2009-05-02T12:16:19-04:00 896 false true 2009-05-04T09:17:27-04:00 42% Of Americans Think Obama's New Supreme Court Justice Will Be Too Liberal 2009-05-04T09:17:27-04:00