Top GOP senator isn’t predicting how many Republicans will support Sotomayor’s confirmation

Senate GOP chief: Sotomayor won’t get my vote

WASHINGTON — The Senate’s top Republican says he admires Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s personal story but is not going to vote for her confirmation to the Supreme Court.

Sen. Mitch McConnell says that he is “a big fan of her career” and biography. He is not, however, a fan of her personal views.

McConnell says Sotomayor lacks the objectivity he wants in a justice. He says he is worried that her opinions would shape rulings from the bench.

The Senate’s Republican leader isn’t predicting how many Republicans might support Sotomayor, who would be the court’s first Hispanic member. At least three Republicans have said they will vote in her favor.

McConnell spoke with NBC’s “Meet the Press.”