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That said, for all the coverage on her selection, voters don't seem to know much about her in terms of forming an opinion. Aside from the one-fifth of voters that were undecided on whether they'd confirm her, twenty-five percent answered "can't say" when asked if they had a favorable or unfavorable opinion of her, and 21 percent never heard of Sotomayor. Those who did express an opinion saw her favorably by a 36 percent to 18 percent margin.

Fox asked respondents about the much-circulated Sotomayor quote that has caused controversy: "I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn't lived that life."

Fifty-eight percent said they did not agree with that statement while 32 percent did. But even so, by a 67 percent to 29 percent margin, voters said the remark should not disqualify her from serving on the court, with even 51 percent of Republicans taking that position.