Well, my question is will the tens of millions who comprise the Catholic church actually vote based on this issue... Do Catholic rank-and-filers actually care about this?
Some, more than most realize. Catholic unity is often more a goal than reality but under attack we tend to come together. And it will only take a shift of maybe a fifth of the congregants to make a difference.
Practicing Catholics care and vote and many C & E Catholics are working weekends or have other issues, not that I am excusing them - just recognizing their situations are often difficult on many levels...I think many will turn out to vote on this. Even the democrats I know have had it with Obama. I can’t imagine them voting for him unless they fear they would lose their job by doing so. Most fear they would lose their job if he stays in office.
If you identitfy with Christ’s message in any way, if you identitfy with God’s Word and the Prophets of the Old Testament this moment asks are you a Man of God or are you not, are you a Woman of God or are you not?