[Mrs. Don-o]

That's a good poin there, NL, and well stated. But it would presumably be true of every denomination, since a big perentage of adults who are eligible to vote, don't vote. That may cut a nearly even swath across all denominations.

The upshot is that Obama won among eligible voters who voted, and he won by the same percentage among self-defined Catholic voters (54:47) as among all American voters at large. Give or take a percent, rounded to whole numbers, etc. etc.

Those "whole numbers" had better change this time around.

[daniel1212]

That seems to be the objective analysis.

[Ransomed]

Catholics actually voted against pres. O. in some states, but I have never seen a breakdown of what % of Catholics who voted did so in what state. For instance the Catholics in Ohio, Pa and NJ voted against Obama by slim margins, but in Ca and NY pres. O. won the Catholic vote. The weird thing is that in some red states Obama won the Catholic vote, while in some blue or swing states he lost it(NJ,Pa., Ohio, Minn.). I can’t see him getting more than he did last time with the mandate ruckus the bishops are puting up.

Freegards

[Natural Law]

"The upshot is that Obama won among eligible voters who voted,..."

Half of Catholics did not vote because neither party gave them a compelling enough reason to do so. When half of any voting group fails to vote it is a problem. Neither party provides a clear cut "Catholic friendly" platform and rarely produces any clearly Catholic friendly candidates.

On a daily basis we see the not so subtle anti-Catholic bias displayed by those who claim to represent the conservative best of America. They bray and bitch endlessly about Catholics not being loyal to the GOP or to their personal conservative principles and then hold Catholic responsible for politicians who do deviated from Catholic teaching. Until a party or candidate more closely adopts and embodies Catholic teaching they cannot presume the Catholic vote. We serve our country best by serving God first.

Peace be with you

[wintertime]

The following is from the Catholic News Agency:

http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/churchgoing_catholics_chose_mccain_over_obama/

” Exit polls are reporting that more weekly churchgoing Catholics voted for John McCain than for President-elect Barack Obama, slightly favoring McCain by 50 percent to 49 percent.”

“Those who attend Mass on a weekly basis comprised 46 percent of the overall Catholic vote, while 54 percent of Catholics surveyed said they attend less than weekly. Among infrequent Mass goers, Obama was favored 58 to 40 percent.”