WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- A CBS poll found Americans are closely divided on who should appoint the new U.S. Supreme Court justice after the death of Antonin Scalia.
The poll found 47 percent of those polled would like President Barack Obama to appoint the new justice before the election in November, while 46 percent would prefer the new justice be appointed by the next president. Pollsters also found 82 percent of Republicans would like the next president to appoint the replacement, while 77 percent of Democrats want Obama to make the appointment.