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bornskeptic

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18. George W Bush was running against a Catholic in 2004.

Wed Jan 4, 2012, 10:03 AM

Jan 2012

If your linked article is correct, he still got a majority of the Catholic vote. Unlike Bush, Barack Obama has a Catholic running-mate.

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There are 47 million Catholic voters [View all] NNN0LHI Jan 2012 OP

Santorum has absolutely no chance of being the GOP nominee, JoePhilly Jan 2012 #1

Even with the infusion of cash he'll get from placing in Iowa I don't see... MilesColtrane Jan 2012 #23

And he's not on the ballot in VA. JoePhilly Jan 2012 #24

Catholics are not any more monolithic than Protestant voters. mmonk Jan 2012 #2

Santorum doesn't have my or my husband's catholic vote. southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #3

Sure as hell doesn't have my husbands's, aunt's or uncles' Catholic vote either. Ecumenist Jan 2012 #4

He might have my crazy uncle's vote. GoCubsGo Jan 2012 #5

Or my suddenly conservative friends Populist_Prole Jan 2012 #36

Maybe we are on a roll. I don't think he'll get the catholic vote. southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #13

Not the American cathpolic vote, I believe. The church here, as a whole, doesn't Ecumenist Jan 2012 #26

Considering his modest level of resources, he had a rather decent showing. Thaddeus Kosciuszko Jan 2012 #6

there is this other unionworks Jan 2012 #10

So? Catholics split their votes just like any other group alcibiades_mystery Jan 2012 #7

Obama was not running against a Catholic in 2008 NNN0LHI Jan 2012 #8

Hence, the second part of the post alcibiades_mystery Jan 2012 #11

George W Bush was running against a Catholic in 2004. bornskeptic Jan 2012 #18

It's kinda like the prosperity religion where god said its ok to be rich. Your comment is very muc southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #14

My doc reminded me about the Berrigan Brothers....They would have definitely voted for a Democrat w8liftinglady Jan 2012 #9

I remember when JFK bmbmd Jan 2012 #12

And today JFK gets criticized for not embracing his religion. Go figure. southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #15

If Catholics would focus their zeal on social justice, and Dems would focus on it too Zalatix Jan 2012 #16

the Pope has been talking about social justice Enrique Jan 2012 #31

Excellent point. And Santorum's comments about the poor are opposite from the Church's position too. DesertRat Jan 2012 #35

A better question is why doesn't the Pope call Santorum out on this? Zalatix Jan 2012 #41

Many Catholics don't like fundies any more than Gman Jan 2012 #17

Santorum's views are not representative of most Catholics PA Democrat Jan 2012 #19

Santorum will not be the nominee and not all 47 million Catholics would vote for him even if he was WI_DEM Jan 2012 #20

The hierarchy will support sanatorum cap Jan 2012 #21

The RCC is hurting for money in this country...amd money from this country keeps Rome solvent. Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #25

Based on the commercials pleading with the lapsed Church to come back, Ecumenist Jan 2012 #27

RCC lost Europe years ago, and now are losing North America. Ikonoklast Jan 2012 #30

Tell me about it. I'm not Catholic but alot of family and my husband is. Ecumenist Jan 2012 #33

they wouldn't be flailing if they had selected newspeak Jan 2012 #37

I'm not Catholic but I was horrified when they selected "Pope Palpatine", also the Ecumenist Jan 2012 #39

Santorum's candidacy will be over before we finish "reading up". n/t gkhouston Jan 2012 #22

An article from 2008? DeathToTheOil Jan 2012 #28

Catholics don't vote as a bloc, like fundie Protestants. I don't see Catholics caring about TwilightGardener Jan 2012 #29

Disagree with the assumption. JackRiddler Jan 2012 #32

Catholics have always been a Democratic demographic. McCamy Taylor Jan 2012 #34

I don't think you can refer to "Catholic voters" any more without hedgehog Jan 2012 #38

There's no shortage of the superstitious. Burgman Jan 2012 #40