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Related: About this forumWAPO: White Catholics struggle to get on board the Trump train
The Daily 202: White Catholics struggle to get on board the Trump train
By James Hohmann September 6 at 8:47 AM
With Breanne Deppisch
THE BIG IDEA:
ANKENY, IowaIf you want to understand Donald Trumps Catholic problem, come to the pancake breakfast after the 9 a.m. Sunday mass at St. Lukes church.The conservative parishioners dont like Trump or Hillary Clinton, and they dont know what to do.
I was in my pick-up driving to supper the other night. My comment was, Gosh, I just dont know, said Matt Edwards, 40, a mining engineer. The two other males in my truck said, But you cant go for Hillary. Generally speaking, thats the conversation here.
Edwards explained that he might vote for Clinton anyway. I would never have thought Id utter those words, he said. Its going to be a hard choice, even for someone who has always voted Republican.
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While Barack Obama beat Romney among Catholics overall by just 2 points (50-48), last months Washington Post/ABC poll showed Clinton leading Trump among Catholics by 27 points (61-34). Thats the biggest shift of any demographic group in our polling. (Part of the story is that most Latinos, who loathe Trump, are members of the flock.)
More: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2016/09/06/daily-202-white-catholics-struggle-to-get-on-board-the-trump-train/57ce08b9cd249a6fa9f82087/?wpisrc=nl_daily202&wpmm=1
By James Hohmann September 6 at 8:47 AM
With Breanne Deppisch
THE BIG IDEA:
ANKENY, IowaIf you want to understand Donald Trumps Catholic problem, come to the pancake breakfast after the 9 a.m. Sunday mass at St. Lukes church.The conservative parishioners dont like Trump or Hillary Clinton, and they dont know what to do.
I was in my pick-up driving to supper the other night. My comment was, Gosh, I just dont know, said Matt Edwards, 40, a mining engineer. The two other males in my truck said, But you cant go for Hillary. Generally speaking, thats the conversation here.
Edwards explained that he might vote for Clinton anyway. I would never have thought Id utter those words, he said. Its going to be a hard choice, even for someone who has always voted Republican.
<...>
While Barack Obama beat Romney among Catholics overall by just 2 points (50-48), last months Washington Post/ABC poll showed Clinton leading Trump among Catholics by 27 points (61-34). Thats the biggest shift of any demographic group in our polling. (Part of the story is that most Latinos, who loathe Trump, are members of the flock.)
More: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2016/09/06/daily-202-white-catholics-struggle-to-get-on-board-the-trump-train/57ce08b9cd249a6fa9f82087/?wpisrc=nl_daily202&wpmm=1
You think?
Sometimes people just have to stop and decide whether it's really worth it to cut off their nose to spite their face.
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WAPO: White Catholics struggle to get on board the Trump train (Original Post)
BumRushDaShow
Sep 2016
OP
BobbyDrake
(2,542 posts)1. Thousands of noseless Jill Stein supporters might disagree with you there.
Being noseless is the hottest trend among hipster leftists these days. Having a nose makes you part of the establishment.
BumRushDaShow
(129,662 posts)3. !!!!
no_hypocrisy
(46,234 posts)2. Struggle? Trump dissed The Pope.
For a majority of Catholics, that should end the discussion.