PrintSeptember 21, 2008
Mass-going Catholics
For the Democrats, the election season has become disturbingly unpredictable as traditional Democrat voting blocks become more unreliable. The steadfast and important Catholic vote is one of them. Of course, the blame for this outrageous lack of support isn't placed at the feet of the party's increasingly lackluster presidential candidate, but squarely on the shoulders of the voters. It's their fault. A NYT article cites racism: One parishioner ruled out voting for Mr. Obama explicitly because he is black. "Are they going to make it the Black House?" Ray McCormick asked, to embarrassed hushing from a half dozen others gathered around the rectory kitchen. (Five of the six, all lifelong Democrats who supported Mrs. Clinton in the primary, said they now lean toward Mr. McCain.)Mr. Madonna, the political scientist, said of the Catholic vote in white, working-class Scranton, "This is a tough area for Obama and some of it is race." A single...(Read Full Article)
