Posted on 09/04/2016 12:50:35 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
A new poll from the Public Opinion Research Institute indicates that Donald Trump
is down 23 points among Catholics compared to Hillary Clinton
. This massive deficit remains “one of the most undersold story lines of the 2016 election” according to the Washington Post, but that doesn’t mean a lot of ground can’t be made up.
Can he win the Catholic vote? That might be tough. As far left as Barack Obama is, he won Catholics by 2 points in 2012. But he can make things a lot more competitive.
Catholics, like any other group of people in America, are very diverse. No one fits into a box. But there are a number of issues that Catholics seem to care deeply about — protecting life, religious liberty, and the treatment of immigrants and the poor to name a few. These are all things that Donald Trump can speak to. After all, he is pro-life. Hillary Clinton is not. He ought to remind us from time to time.
The Little Sisters of the Poor, who went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court to protect their religious freedom against the overbearing dictates of Obamacare may not seem like natural allies of Donald Trump, but when it comes to policy he is on their side. Hillary Clinton is not. He should remind the country why Obamacare is such an economic mess, but also an assault on our religious freedom.
On immigration, he has a real opportunity. Everyone knows he is vehemently opposed to illegal immigration. But he could do a much better job of talking positively about legal immigration. Perhaps it’s even worth a second stand-alone speech so the two topics aren’t confused.
A positive, optimistic speech about how immigrants have made America a better place could make quite an impact, and he need not look any further than his own wife for a helping hand in telling this story.
Lastly, when it comes to dealing with the poor, Donald Trump has a tremendous story to tell. He’s the only one in this race who has truly created wealth, created jobs, and given people the opportunity to rise from nothing.
Hillary Clinton has done none of that. This is a story that can help not only with the poor, but with Hispanics, African-Americans, and with every other American who hopes to one day achieve the American dream.
Donald Trump can close the gap. He can close it with Catholics and everyone else. He just needs to speak to the issues that matter to them, clearly and continuously.
I am Catholic, and my whole family is. We are voting Trump.
I don’t buy this for one second.
There is no way any true Catholic could vote for Hillary with her pro abortion stance.
Same here. All of us voting trump. My daughter goes to a catholic elementary school. She’s pretty inquisitive so routinely asks people who their parents are voting for and all her friends parents are voting for trump - some are ex-cruzers (she also gets background!) and some trump from beginning and this is in deep blue NOVA/ Fairfax/ Falls Church part of Fairfax County. Apparently the Bishop is putting out some paper on what catholics should consider in voting this November which priest mentioned in announcements today...that could help or hurt depending on content in this sanctuary region.
do “recently arrived latinos” who are Catholic explain these numbers?
This Catholic household (wife, son & I) are voting Trump!!!
Vote Trump 2016
Any one who votes for Hillary is nuts!
Same here.
We are Catholic, my husband is a scientist, most of my family, kids, extended family - We are ALL voting for Trump (except the few recalcitrant libs). We are NOT open borders, we are happy to get rid of criminals. In their dreams every Catholic is lock-step with the ‘leaders’; they’ve been infiltrated by the libs just like society at large.
“Catholics, like any other group of people in America, are very diverse.”
There were states that went 70% pub by the Catholic vote and states that went 70% dem by the Catholic vote. It matters more as to race and region with the Catholics. Romney won the Catholic vote in the electoral college by a landslide, but CA is so Hispanic and so dem it pulled the national vote dem. Romney actually won the Catholic vote in places like NY, something that hasn’t happened since Reagan.
Freegards
“do “recently arrived latinos” who are Catholic explain these numbers?”
Probably definitely yes.
Might explain these numbers.
Catholics here voting for Trump.
Me too!
How would they be eligible to vote?
You mean, like his wife?
Or the first wife?
Immigrants aren't what bothers him or us. It's what kind of immigrants they are.
A Catholic CANNOT vote for Hillary...
Now some whom call themselves Catholics may but they are in Error, Sin!
God Bless
Just lie when registering at some GOTV table set up in a Home Depot parking lot. It ain't rocket surgery.
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