Brett Kavanaugh begins his confirmation hearings with Americans still divided on his merits, recent polling finds, making him one of the least popular Supreme Court hopefuls in recent history.

In 11 polls taken since the start of August including a weekend HuffPost/YouGov survey support for Kavanaugh averages out at a mean of about 38 percent, and opposition at about 35 percent, with another 30 percent unsure.