Comparing Obama's Choice of Sotomayor to Bush's Picks, By The Poll Numbers (Video)

From Gallup:

Immediate reaction to President Obamas nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the U.S. Supreme Court is slightly less positive than when former President George W. Bush nominated John Roberts in 2005, but slightly more positive than when Bush nominated Samuel Alito and Harriet Miers.



Americans' first reactions to the news of President Obama's nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court are decidedly more positive than negative, with 47% rating the nomination as "excellent" or "good," 20% rating it "only fair," and 13% rating it "poor."