I think you might want to do a bit of research, sir.
I been researchin’ since ‘76. Will do more research at the Maine caucus this weekend. One of the reasons I am driving is that Rick Santorum does not have ONE volunteer in the entire state. Not good. Neither does NEWT.
Example? I was in NY=23 for the Doug Hoffman race. Some young folks with Susan Anthony List came up from VA. When they attended Mass, the local folks at the parish were rude to them. “I wish you folks would take your politics to somebody else’s town ...” I met the pastor myself ... nasty old hoot.
Most Catholic pew-sitters don’t do elections. And they don’t much like pro-life activists.
It is probably just an east coast thing.