Polls: Most Catholics lean Democrat

[Michie]

According to Pew Research, Latinos, as do most Catholic voters, have doubts about the Republican candidate's commitment to pro-life issues and other areas identified by the U.S. bishops as being of paramount concern.

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[pdudgeon]

According to Pew Research, Latinos, as do most Catholic voters, have doubts about the Republican candidate's commitment to pro-life issues and other areas identified by the U.S. bishops as being of paramount concern.

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http://m.ncregister.com/51297/d#.WApcsEb3bCQ

in reading the article it sounds like there's two major problems;
1. communication: the things that Latinos and Trump agree upon aren't being widely discussed or reported in a clear fashion. the two are speaking passed each other.
2. lack of a solid record on pro-life.
3 at this point there's not much that can be done unless this group of potential voters is directly targeted in a meaningful way.

 

[imind]

1. communication: the things that Latinos and Trump agree upon aren't being widely discussed or reported in a clear fashion. the two are speaking passed each other.

they're speaking passed each other? no, trump has spoken directly to them and they're (rightfully) disgusted...

 

[Armoured]

in reading the article it sounds like there's two major problems;
1. communication: the things that Latinos and Trump agree upon aren't being widely discussed or reported in a clear fashion. the two are speaking passed each other.
2. lack of a solid record on pro-life.
3 at this point there's not much that can be done unless this group of potential voters is directly targeted in a meaningful way.

What are the things Latinos and Trump agree on? Do you think those points of agreement outweigh the bits where Trump implied most of them are criminals who should be deported?

 

[Fantine]

I am astonished that Trump has 19% of the Latino vote. I understand how he can have the support of Cubans and others, Salvadorans for example, who were welcomed to the United States as refugees and aren't able to empathize with the fear and uncertainty that immigrants who couldn't qualify for refugee status face. For immigrants who had refugee status, immigration issues aren't a matter of their family's survival.

I would never expect any voter of any nationality who was facing a survival issue in his family to sacrifice his family's survival to support gay marriage bans or the rights of religious orders to refuse to attest in writing to what they shout from the rooftops in public. I believe that love for and desire to protect our family is written into our DNA by God.

In the case of Catholic Hispanic voters who aren't abiding by the more extreme voters' guides out there (e.g. Catholic Answers), I believe it's because protecting their families is written into their DNA by God.

 

[LivingWordUnity]

Most Catholics in the West are only nominally Catholic.

So I think that explains it.

 

[concretecamper]

Most Catholics don't go to Mass, receive the sacraments regularly, nor do they understand their faith. Why should we be surprised most Catholics lean democrat?

 

[Fantine]

I know lots of good Catholic progressives, including nuns and priests. While they probably are registered as independent, there is no doubt where their hearts lie. Dare I say many of you are unfaithful to Faithful Citizenship?

There are so many ways to measure faithfulness other than voting. What happens the other day 364 days of the year is a more accurate barometer.

 

[concretecamper]

Dare I say many of you are unfaithful to Faithful Citizenship?

You can, but it most likely will be calumny for which you would need to go to the sacraments