.....And a good deal of these same Catholics turned their backs on Obama a few short days ago.
if so, it would be an improvement over their prior voting patterns.
year % voting for
1948: 62 (gallup) dimocrat win
1952: 52 republican win
1956: 46 republican win
1960: 82 dimocrat win
1964: 79 dimocrat win
1968: 56 republican win
1972: 39 republican win
1976: 57 dimocrat win
1980: 41 republican win
1984: 46 republican win
1988: 52 republican win
1992: 50 dimocrat win
1996: 55 dimocrat win
2000: 50 republican win
2004: 51 republican win
2008: 57 dimocrat win
2012: 53 dimocrat win
Source: National Election Studies
In the presidential elections since 1948 catholics have voted for dimocrats 76% of the time.
catholics in dim leadership positions:
note: these all vote to allow the murder of the unborn child.
D-Joe Biden (VP): Catholic
D-Nancy Pelosi (HOR): Catholic
D-John Kerry (sec state): Catholic
Sinators
D-Patrick Leahy: Catholic
D-Dick Durbin: Catholic
D-Patty Murray: Catholic
D-Mark Begich: Catholic
D-Maria Cantwell: Catholic
D-Bob Casey: Catholic
D-Joe Donnelly: Catholic
D-Kristen Gillibrand: Catholic
D-Tom Harkin: Catholic (fired)
D-Heidi Heitkamp: Catholic
D-Tim Kaine: Catholic
D-Mary Landrieu: Catholic (about to be fired we hope)
D-Joe Manchin: Catholic
D-Ed Markey: Catholic
D-Robert Menendez: Catholic
D-Claire McCaskill: Catholic
D-Barbara Mikulski: Catholic
D-Jack Reed: Catholic