The Presidency, Party Cues, and Support for the Supreme Court: The Role of Nominations

• In Event: Confirming U.S. Federal Judges

Brief Overview

Survey experiments show that partisan compatibility between citizens and the President is a key factor for both individual-level and institutional support for the Court. The perceived influence of Court nominations is a key linking mechanism.

Authors

• Ryan Strickler, Colorado State University at Pueblo

• Michael Zilis, University of Kentucky

• Ali Shiraz Masood, Rhodes College