Poll: U-S Split On Kavanaugh, Ford After Hearing

On Thursday, much of America was riveted by testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Starting Thursday night and continuing through Friday evening, YouGov interviewed 2,607 Americans about whom they thought was telling the truth or lying.

Result indicate the country is deeply divided in their reactions to the hearings.

The largest group believed Ford was telling the truth and Kavanaugh was not. A smaller, but still substantial group, believed the opposite. Hardly anyone believed both were telling the truth. Where you came out depended mostly on where you came in. Women were more likely to think that Kavanaugh was lying, but, for the most part, reactions followed partisan lines. So far, at least, there appears to have been little net movement in support for Kavanaugh’s confirmation.

More people thought that Christine Blasey Ford was telling the truth than did Brett Kavanaugh. 41% thought Ford was “definitely” or “probably telling the truth,” compared to 35% for Kavanaugh. About a quarter were unsure about both.