Catholic Vote & 2016 Election - C-SPAN

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Most interesting C-Span program today relating the various elements of the Catholic vote in US Presidential elections, especially since 1960.

Panelists included E.J. Dionne, Cokie Roberts, Maria Theresa Kumar, Robert Jones and a professor (Schneck or Schenck?) from Catholic University, which may have hosted the event.

Among the conclusions were: Catholic women lean more Democratic than Catholic men; the number/percentage of millenials represented in the Catholic Church is considerably lower than other age-groups, as many in that age-group have left the Catholic church; any growth in the Catholic church is a result of the growth of the Hispanic population in the U.S.; there is still a certain tug to politics of the right, mainly due to anti-abortion advocacy of some bishops and certain Catholic media, but the messages of Pope Francis is most attractive to many Catholics, especially to the Hispanic population.
Conclusion, Catholic vote is not monolithic; it reflects cultural and regional differences and is much like the variations in overall American voting patterns.

I recommend this C-SPAN program to those interested in this subject, as each presenter highlighted different aspects of the Catholic vote, all worth pondering.
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