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Related: About this forumRepublican Catholics cool so far to Rick Santorum
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) At El Sendero De La Cruz evangelical church, Rick Santorum sought prayers along with votes. He told the San Juan congregation that he felt "very blessed" to be with people of faith and said he can withstand the demands of campaigning because of the many people like them he meets while running for president.
"The first thing they almost always say to me, 'I'm praying for you,'" Santorum said. "It works."
It's the kind of spirit-infused language that is helping Santorum connect with evangelical Republicans, who have fueled his strong showing in state after state. Yet, in one of the more puzzling developments among many in the GOP contest, he's nowhere near as successful with his fellow Roman Catholics.
Across all states where Republican primary voters were asked their religion in exit polls, Mitt Romney, a Mormon, trounced Santorum among Catholics, with an average margin of victory above 20 percentage points. Even in Southern states, where Romney has struggled, Catholics broke his way.
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Republican Catholics cool so far to Rick Santorum (Original Post)
demosincebirth
Mar 2012
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Warpy
(111,383 posts)1. Catholics already have one out of touch right wing pope
and the last thing they either need or want is another one just like him.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)2. Funny, even they know that most Catholics don't go by a lot of the
rules on sex and contraception.
LiberalFighter
(51,170 posts)3. How long has the dickhead been a Catholic?
And which sect within the Catholic Church is he a member?
How many times has he gone to confessional and confessed his sins? And what were those sins?
IndyJones
(1,068 posts)5. This RC is also praying for him. Praying for him to lose and go away.
LisaL
(44,974 posts)6. Maybe he'd have more luck with catholics if he were running for pope.
fightthegoodfightnow
(7,042 posts)7. Santorum Went After Kennedy
You don't win the Catholic center when you go after a Catholic patron saint.
Kind of like telling Puerto Ricans English should be their official language.
Same results........even among Catholics.