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One of the things I am quite interested in is finding out how "The Catholic Vote" voted, particularly since the Bishops got absolutely hysterical in the last few months leading up to the election.
Hispanics tend to be Catholic, but Evangelicals and Mormons (as well as good old free thinking) are making inroads with them as well.
But supposing that the Hispanic vote is similar to the Catholic Vote, what does that tell the men in dresses, and that creepy old perv in the Vatican?
Hispanics tend to be Catholic, but Evangelicals and Mormons (as well as good old free thinking) are making inroads with them as well.
But supposing that the Hispanic vote is similar to the Catholic Vote, what does that tell the men in dresses, and that creepy old perv in the Vatican?
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@2:
http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Ele…
White Catholics, by contrast, swung strongly in the Republican direction relative to 2008. Nearly six-in-ten white Catholics (59%) voted for Romney, up from 52% who voted for McCain in 2008. Three-quarters of Hispanic Catholics voted for Obama, and Catholics as a whole were evenly divided in 2012 (50% voted for Obama, while 48% backed Romney).
http://www.pewforum.org/Politics-and-Ele…
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The Democratic party showed itself to be a party of inclusion. They drew a very wide and clear line in the dirt that a progressive inclusive America includes Gay folk, Black folk, Brown folk, Women folk, Religious folk that respect Equality, and frankly every one. The Republicans actively and with a very public and focused effort pushed all those groups away from their "tent". Is it any wonder they did not take control of America, they wanted to have America for the Rich White Hetero Male.
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@ cgd
Worth mentioning that the white catholic vote just followed the trend of the overall white vote. That makes sense, because white catholics are a heterogeneous group that basically mirrors the white US population as a whole.
Worth mentioning that the white catholic vote just followed the trend of the overall white vote. That makes sense, because white catholics are a heterogeneous group that basically mirrors the white US population as a whole.
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@6 You're most welcome.
@7 You may be right, although the white non-evangelical Protestant vote didn't swing Republican.
@7 You may be right, although the white non-evangelical Protestant vote didn't swing Republican.
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@8 While I believe that, I think Joel are's point was that Catholics are pretty much exactly the same proportions of conservatives/liberals/moderates as the general white population. The non-evangelical Protestants are probably more liberal than the white population at large. Catholics have conservatives and liberals and everyone in between. I think that's less true of Protestant religions- they tend to have one side of the spectrum or the other, but not both.
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@2: It's also worth pointing out that whites are pretty much the only race who votes based on whether the party and their religion match up on social issues.
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@10 White Catholic vote was down 1%, and the Hispanic Catholic vote was similarly down 1% (although the Hispanic vote in the whole US population was up), so one way or another, the Catholic hierarchy may be getting its wish for a smaller, ideologically purer church.
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Exactly. Republicans don't pay lip service to minorities because they think minorities will actually vote for them, they pay lip service to minorities to make white voters feel more secure that their candidate isn't racist.
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