[kidd]

In recent election cycles, the Democractic Party has been able to count on at least 50% of the Catholic vote...

1) Point of correction - Bush captured more of the total Catholic vote than the minimally-Catholic John Kerry

2) Your message matters more to practicing Catholics. What percentage of the practicing Catholic vote goes to democrats?

3) How do you reach out to non-practicing (apathetic) Catholics?

[pgyanke]

Good points.

1. Recent cycles include 2006... and my stat was valid in that one. Maybe I should simply say “approx 50%”...

2 and 3. I know... I can simply put out the information (because so many of our bishops won’t) and pray.

[ansel12]

1) Point of correction - Bush captured more of the total Catholic vote than the minimally-Catholic John Kerry

The writer is correct, the Catholics voted for Al Gore in 2000, after voting for Clinton in 1992 and 1996, in 2004 Bush did win the Catholic vote with 52%, and then in 2008, Obama won his 54% of the Catholic vote.

Four of the only six times that the Republicans have won the Catholic vote in history, was to reelect a president that was already there, a fifth time was electing Reagan's veep, before going to Clinton in the next election.