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Democrats continue to alienate Catholic voters
The Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | September 18, 2017 | Salena Zito

Posted on 10/15/2017 1:07:27 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

OHIO VALLEY — A clip of actress Martha Plimpton’s exuberance over the “best” abortion she has ever had played on the television above a gas-station counter somewhere along U.S. Route 422 between Ohio and Pennsylvania.

A woman with a name tag designating her as the manager rolled her eyes and said to no one in particular as she went about stacking the shelves behind the counter, “And they wonder why people don’t vote for Democrats around here anymore.”

Plimpton, age 46, is best known for her role in the 1980s Steven Spielberg classic kid adventure movie The Goonies. She made her remark in an interview with Dr. Willie Parker at a #ShoutYourAbortion event in Seattle in June.

Actions like Plimpton’s do not help the Democratic cause of reclaiming power and influence in Washington, D.C. — at least not with Main Street voters. Nor do they help Democrats win local races.

“Democrats used to debate the legal right to have one, and that was a point of view that was shared by most voters,” said Michael Wear, a theologically conservative evangelical Christian Democrat who served in Barack Obama’s faith outreach office in the White House. “I don’t understand why, 14 months before a midterm election, why would you push 20 percent of voters who would love to support Democrats out the door? Better yet, why would you speak of pro-life Democrats as though they were some extraterrestrial who just landed on Earth?”

It is rare for someone who has had an abortion to celebrate it — Plimpton seems to fail to understand that.....

(Excerpt) Read more at philly.com ...


TOPICS: Issues; Parties; State and Local
KEYWORDS: abortion; catholics; democrats; elites

1 posted on 10/15/2017 1:07:27 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Pope Che is doing a pretty good of ticking them off too.


2 posted on 10/15/2017 1:16:43 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Well,pushing for treason or anarchy should be alienating for sane people.


3 posted on 10/15/2017 1:16:44 PM PDT by Morpheus2009
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

God has blessed Donald Trump with stupid enemies.


4 posted on 10/15/2017 1:20:48 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Better yet, why would you speak of pro-life Democrats as though they were some extraterrestrial who just landed on Earth?”

Do they not understand the most basic of things?

There is no such thing as a "pro-life" Democrat. You either sell yourself to the devil and support infanticide at all stages of pregnancy or keep your mouth shut. If you can't keep your mouth shut then leave the party. Abortion and LGBT are the gods of the Democrat party. Worship them...

5 posted on 10/15/2017 1:27:49 PM PDT by missnry (The truth will set you free ... and drive liberals crazy!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Plimpton’s abortion stance is infuriating.


6 posted on 10/15/2017 1:32:04 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’ve been thinking all morning that we hadn’t heard from Martha Plimpton what with all the Weinstein stuff. Well, well, here she is but on abortion. She’s always been a strange fish but don’t know what the link to Catholics is. Who knew Catholics had the corner on anti-abortion? What, that’s like blacks have the corner on the n word.


7 posted on 10/15/2017 1:37:22 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
This article is misleading.

There is more of a gap between Irish, Italian, and German American Catholics with Hispanic Catholics. It is even documented in books.

Hispanic Catholics continue to vote majority Democrat, and they are undeterred by the Democrats love of abortion.

8 posted on 10/15/2017 1:50:37 PM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: Balding_Eagle

Boy, you said it.


9 posted on 10/15/2017 1:52:41 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Point of Fact.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Bump


10 posted on 10/15/2017 1:56:15 PM PDT by foreverfree
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The only “reason” that Hillary Clinton did not offer as a cause for her defeat was the whipping she took on the Catholic vote.

Since 1952 when it was first surveyed, the Catholic vote has been an absolutely perfect indicator of which candidate would win a presidential election.

In these elections no Republican that got at least 48% of the Catholic vote has ever lost; and no Democrat who has gotten less than 48% has ever won. Trump won the overall Catholic vote 53/46; that includes the welfare cheese rodents from south of the border who willing sold out their church to the Democrats. Without this drag on the numbers Trump would have won 60/40. If the Democrats keep this up, in 2020 Trump will win 74/25 among real Catholics and 57/42 overall because so many rodents will be leaving.


11 posted on 10/15/2017 2:03:25 PM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: jmaroneps37

48%...

Interesting.


12 posted on 10/15/2017 2:10:32 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: SkyPilot

Guy I know is a devout Catholic and devout Democrat, mass every Sunday without fail. I asked him how he can support Democrats knowing that they stand for a major violation of his faith. His response - “Well, that’s just one thing”. My response - “That’s a pretty BIG thing, don’t you think?” Got no response.


13 posted on 10/15/2017 2:12:02 PM PDT by Hardastarboard (Three most annoying words on the internet - "Watch the Video")
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To: Da Coyote

Pope Che? Is that an original? That’s good, very good.


14 posted on 10/15/2017 5:11:04 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Leftists love death in all forms. It’s all they have.

L


15 posted on 10/15/2017 5:25:56 PM PDT by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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bmp catholic voters


16 posted on 10/15/2017 11:33:42 PM PDT by topher (America, please Do The Right Thing!)
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