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52. You can't just pick one election. Here are the last six.

Mon Aug 27, 2012, 05:46 PM

Aug 2012

It's how Catholics have voted for the last 24 years.

1988 52% Dukakis 48% Bush I
1992 44% Clinton 35% Bush I
1996 53% Clinton 37% Dole
2000 50% Gore 47% Bush II
2004 47% Kerry 52% Bush II
2008 55% Obama 45% McCain

I'll take 5 out of 6.

If it's any consolation to you, Ralph Nader was rased Maronite Catholic.

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Atheists try to make their voices heard [View all] rug Aug 2012 OP

There are atheists that are Republicans Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #1

How many of them lead secular organizations? rug Aug 2012 #3

Not many I would imagine. Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #12

I do not trust republicans in any visible position of influence. rug Aug 2012 #15

I know many Republicans who correctly fight the secular battle. Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #17

And gleefully support the military and the corporations. rug Aug 2012 #22

"one issue" needs to be hyphenated. Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #31

The hyphen is optional. rug Aug 2012 #33

Not when the compound adjective is attributive and preceding the noun. n/t Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #36

My morphemes have been freed. rug Aug 2012 #37

There are a disappointingly large number of Democrats who do the same. trotsky Aug 2012 #40

I'm sure you will not donate to or support the Democratic Party then. rug Aug 2012 #43

Well clearly you must not, given your reaction upthread! trotsky Aug 2012 #44

Which one? rug Aug 2012 #45

I'll let you figure it out. trotsky Aug 2012 #49

That laughng you hear is not real. rug Aug 2012 #54

Thanks, rug. trotsky Aug 2012 #73

What is the difference between a non-theist and an atheist? cbayer Aug 2012 #2

Because atheist causes knee-jerk reactions. Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #13

More evidence that atheism is not an indication MineralMan Aug 2012 #4

It doesn't surprise me in the least. rug Aug 2012 #5

OK, then. Why is it worthy of note? MineralMan Aug 2012 #6

Why isn't it? rug Aug 2012 #7

No, thanks. I don't play that MineralMan Aug 2012 #9

Me either. rug Aug 2012 #10

We certainly don't have to wonder who your church's leaders support for president. trotsky Aug 2012 #8

Dolan no doubt supports Romney. rug Aug 2012 #11

You like to act like the RCC isn't a hierarchical organization Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #14

You act like it's a political party not a religion. rug Aug 2012 #16

Are you saying they stay out of politics? Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #18

No, that's not what I'm saying. rug Aug 2012 #21

So why the double standard, rug? trotsky Aug 2012 #19

It's an interesting counterpoint to the Dolan thread. rug Aug 2012 #20

No, because it's apples to oranges. trotsky Aug 2012 #23

It's more like Hershey's Kisses to a Hershey Bar, but I'll let that slide. rug Aug 2012 #24

Ah yes, the third grade playground rules you live by. trotsky Aug 2012 #28

When in Rome . . . . rug Aug 2012 #34

You don't want to try and be better, rug? trotsky Aug 2012 #38

The irony burns. rug Aug 2012 #42

I'm not the one who has a blatant outstanding false accusation standing in another thread. trotsky Aug 2012 #46

I don't either. rug Aug 2012 #48

Then you should back them up. trotsky Aug 2012 #50

That is not the default. rug Aug 2012 #55

Innocent until proven guilty isn't the default? trotsky Aug 2012 #72

Those can't be REAL atheists DavidDvorkin Aug 2012 #25

It does belie a claim on rationality though. rug Aug 2012 #26

If some Republican politicians can be persuaded to support a pro-secular piece of legisation, trotsky Aug 2012 #29

That is a very large if, but the answer is yes. rug Aug 2012 #32

I don't think you understand what the SCA is trying to do... trotsky Aug 2012 #39

I know precisely what it is. rug Aug 2012 #41

Then why did you try to equate them to your church's "American pope"... trotsky Aug 2012 #51

I didn't. Why did you infer that? rug Aug 2012 #53

You admitted such yourself. trotsky Aug 2012 #74

"My God an atheist Republican! Look!! There's a sexist one too!! And a warmongering one! dmallind Aug 2012 #27

+1000 n/t trotsky Aug 2012 #30

If you're talking numbers, compare the number of Catholics who voted for Obama versus rug Aug 2012 #35

Compare the number of Catholics who voted for Bush in 2004 versus the number of atheists who did. trotsky Aug 2012 #47

You can't just pick one election. Here are the last six. rug Aug 2012 #52

Oh well done - the best is almost (but not quite) within 30 points of atheist Dem support. dmallind Aug 2012 #56

The elections are are about numbers, not percentages. rug Aug 2012 #58

So which is it, rug? Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #60

Since you're subbing for him, why don't you provide the numbers? rug Aug 2012 #63

It's easy to keep simple, rug. Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #64

Correct. rug Aug 2012 #65

Threadjack? Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #66

Correction, "protective threadjack". rug Aug 2012 #67

Wow. You think highly of yourself. Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #69

As I was saying, elections are about counting raw numbers, not percentages. rug Aug 2012 #68

I wonder why you didn't include 1984 or 1980. trotsky Aug 2012 #75

Christians like you make division so much the merrier. Thanks! dmallind Aug 2012 #57

"Christians like you" rug Aug 2012 #59

Clearly you know the jury system doesn't work that way. Goblinmonger Aug 2012 #61

There's no jury. rug Aug 2012 #62

It's not bigotry - dmallind isn't talking about ALL Christians, just those like you. mr blur Aug 2012 #70

Dmallind isn't talking at all. rug Aug 2012 #71

Sadly, there are a lot of my fellow Atheists who are Libertarian nutjobs. Odin2005 Aug 2012 #76