Nonsense is nonsense, calling it complexities of thought, is just more nonsense.
U.S. Protestants established an anti-clerical, socialist regime in Mexico which killed 20,000 priests, nuns and catechists. Nonetheless, the traditions of Catholicism survived: abortion is almost unheard of in Mexico; its court-ordered legalization in Mexico City resultes in an infinitessimal number of abortions. Marriage and family life are very strong. Divorce is rare. But socialism is still prevalent.
Of the Mexicans who leave their homeland, Only 38% affiliate with the Catholic church in any way. Only 12% ever attend church. 89% of them vote Democrat, if they can legally vote at all.
This horribly skews the “Catholic vote.”
The truth is that while the overwhelming majority of Protestants in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, etc., vote Democrat; the majority of Catholics in all those states vote Republican. The only states where a majority of Catholics voted Democrats are in the southwest and Maine.
In North Carolina, Romney won by 10% among Protestants, but by 32% among Catholics.
Romney won among Catholics in Connecticut, but lost by 18% among Protestants.
He won by 6% among Catholics in New York, but by 38% among Protestants. (And yes, that’s despite the Puerto Rican vote!)
Among Catholics, he won by 11 points in Ohio, 12 points in Wisconsin, 10 points in Virginia, 11 points in Michigan, 8 points in New Hampshire. Romney even won among Catholics in Illinois.
And this counts non-church-going Catholics as Catholics, but does not count unaffiliated Protestants as Protestants. Among the unaffiliated, Obama won North Carolina by 48 points, Wisconsin by 48, Ohio by 47, Michigan by 59, Virginia by 54, Florida by 46, and Pennsylvania by 49. 80%+ of these unaffiliated come from PROTESTANT traditions.