[bnelson44]

They must think Catholics are fools.

[SteveMcKing]

Massachusetts Catholics have been the root cause of Kennedy-worship for 40 years. Rhode Island too.

[Talking_Mouse]

They must think Catholics are fools.

Unfortunately, there are a lot of Catholics who vote for Democrats because that is what they have always done. My sister-in-laws family, from Youngstown Ohio, is like that. They have been faithful Catholics and faithful Democrats for generations.

[jmaroneps37]

As a co-chair of Catholics Against Kerry I am amazed that this piece was written without our comment. Nevertheless, although we weren't asked, I'll give our response anyway.




Any poll showing Democrats leading Republicans among Catholics must be carefully scrutinized. Questions of exactly who was spoken to must be asked. Active, real Catholics are lost to the Democrats. We Catholics are 67 million people in America. Anyone can find a group of Catholics who favor one party over another. It is election results that tell the story.




In 2000 George Bush lost Catholics 52/ 48. In 2004 he won the Catholic vote 53/ 46. In Ohio CaK spent heavily on radio in the Youngstown area. We appealed to Catholics on both sides of the Ohio Pennsylvania border. As a result we bent back the Democrat's edge in the essential Youngstown area. In 2000 Bush won Ohio but got beaten 35/65 in Youngstown. In 2004 it was 37/63. This 4 point swing went a long way toward our victory in Ohio and the nation.




In New Mexico, we ran radio spots in English, Spanish and Navajo. While Bush lost New Mexico by 350 votes in 2000, he won by about 9500 in 2004. The counties we saturated improved by about 9000 votes.
It is not a stretch to say Catholics elected Bush in 2004, active real Catholics that is.





The Democrats have changed nothing but their words since 2004. As active genuine Catholics, we will be there in 2008. Please watch for our grand reopening.