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dmallind

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12. Won the catholic vote? Only because of Latino turnout

Reply to UrbScotty (Original post)

Tue Nov 13, 2012, 12:18 PM

Nov 2012

White Catholics as usual valued docility over social justice and favored Romney by 17%. Catholic Hispanics followed the overall Hispanic vote 3-1 to Obama. It wasn't then likely due to their Catholicism that they barely squeezed out a decreased overall Catholic edge to Obama (he lost 4pts RC support).

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Chastened Catholic bishops told they have to reform themselves [View all] UrbScotty Nov 2012 OP

I keep thinking of the Maryknolls, the Berrigans, the Catholic Workers… Jackpine Radical Nov 2012 #1

Dear Bishops, Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #2

AMEN! forestpath Nov 2012 #9

The only thing the Catholic church listens to is people taking their money with them Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #3

Maybe they are listening to the donors? FreeBC Nov 2012 #4

The RC Bishops of America are a joke. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #5

Church=same old greed and power dressed up with false divinity lindysalsagal Nov 2012 #6

Maybe they should get back to basics, stop obsessing over all this dogma that was added in later. bemildred Nov 2012 #7

"they were not about to change their beliefs or policy positions" Heywood J Nov 2012 #8

If they stopped obsessing about abortion, they would realize contraception is the answer. joanbarnes Nov 2012 #10

In this election, as in most, the Catholic Church was off its game entirely. burnsei sensei Nov 2012 #11

Won the catholic vote? Only because of Latino turnout dmallind Nov 2012 #12

the Bishops Failed and they KNOW IT lovuian Nov 2012 #13

They may not have had much choice primavera Nov 2012 #14