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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for May 30, 2019
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
May 30, 2019: Forty (40) appeals court judges had been nominated by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as of May 15, 2019.[1] That total is higher than for any other president at this point in his tenure.
Richard Nixon had successfully appointed 25 appeals court judges by this point in his first term. George W. Bush had appointed 23. Trump’s immediate predecessor, Barack Obama, had appointed 18.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- May 29, 2019 – 60 percent of voters believe the federal government is a bigger threat than the power of large corporations
- May 28, 2019 – 40 percent decline in whole milk consumption since 1975
- May 27, 2019 – 49 percent of Americans consider Memorial Day one of our most important holidays
- May 24, 2019 – 71 percent of Americans consider Memorial Day weekend the unofficial start of summer
- May 23, 2019 – 748,746 immigrants legally entered the U.S. based on family ties
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See also
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
- Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump
- Federal judicial appointments by president
Footnotes
- ↑ Judge Daniel Collins became the 41st appeals court judge nominated by Trump when he was confirmed on May 21, 2019.
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