Advertisement
Say you're campaigning for president in Pennsylvania, where Catholics constitute roughly a third of the Democratic electorate, and a Gallup poll shows you badly trailing your rival among Catholic voters. You just lost Catholic voters by nearly two-two-one in Ohio. At that point, the single most important endorsement to be had in the Keystone State would be from Senator Bob Casey Jr., the state's highest-ranking Catholic. That's what's happened this morning to Barack Obama.
9
This blog is no longer updated and is closed for comments. We welcome your comments about politics in our Politics forums.
The God-o-Meter (pronounced Gah-DOM-meter) scientifically measures factors such as rate of God-talk, effectiveness—saying God wants a capital gains tax cut doesn't guarantee a high rating—and other top-secret criteria (Actually, the adjustment criteria are here). Click a candidate's head to get his or her latest God-o-Meter reading and blog post. And check back often. With so much happening on the campaign trail, God-o-Meter is constantly recalibrating!
Add to Del.icio.us
Add to Technorati
Add to Digg
Add to Newsvine
Add to Facebook
Add to StumbleUpon
It is unclear why Catholics are leaning toward Sen. Clinton (other than the Nun Theory). It will be interesting to see if this changes the dynamic.
Bill Roth
www.catholicdemocrats.org
Casey made a wise move! Obama is the guy for America at this hour! Pennsylvanians--vote for Obama!
Post a Comment
By submitting these comments, I agree to the beliefnet.com terms of service, rules of conduct and privacy policy (the "agreements"). I understand and agree that any content I post is licensed to beliefnet.com and may be used by beliefnet.com in accordance with the agreements.