So is Trump going to get the Catholic vote?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

[NightWatcher]

1. After he gets the Southern evangelical vote and apologizes to the Pope

Plus he'll use the apology to make gains with the Latino vote after he buddys up to the Pontiff.

[elleng]

2. As with 'the Jewish vote,'

I don't think such a thing exists.

[whatthehey]

10. Funnily enough the Jewish vote is the most consistent religious basis

In recent times, albeit pipped at the post by the nones just last cycle

[imanamerican63]

3. He won't be getting mine!

Neither will Cruz or any of the other clowns who are following the clown car!

[certainot]

4. he'll get a lot of catholic republican votes because

they worship limbaugh above the pope.

[Javaman]

5. what will be interesting is what the reaction will be from tRump supporters...

if he doesn't get the nod at the convention.

if there is a single defining moment when the repub crazy machine goes into collapse and spins apart at high speeds, that will be it.

[davidn3600]

6. In a typical election, no way. But this isn't a typical election

There is a revolt going on in the GOP. And Trump can say pretty much anything and still hold his support.

[L. Coyote]

7. He has a new ad out this morning aimed at the Christian vote, ever so Christ-like too!

[MowCowWhoHow III]

8. Does the Pope shit in the woods?

[L. Coyote]

9. Finish this line: "Trump lecturing Pope Francis on Christianity is like ....

.... is like a bear trying to shit in a toilet.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

11. The Catholic vote--mine included--is such a wide spectrum it's impossible to pin down.

Obviously he won't get mine. And I'm very much a practicing Catholic. And there are a lot of Catholics out there--both practicing and not practicing--who lean left and would never consider a day in their life voting for Trump.

The greater question is, will his tift with the Pope alienate Catholics who lean to the right? It might for some.

For others, they are so blinded by the Republican and conservative economic ideology that they'll take the word of a bombastic Republican any day over that of the Pope, especially this more nuanced Pope.

[whatthehey]

12. Sure, thanks to Latinos however

The current roughly equal split of the Catholic vote is saved by the reliably Dem Latinos. White Catholics overwhelmingly vote GOP as above table shows.

[robhalf4369]

13. Highly Unlikely

At this point, I'm pretty sure his chances of actually winning this year are pretty dire. Which is good, since a Trump presidency would be a disaster for America.

[CommonSenseDemocrat]

14. Catholics don't follow the Pope for vote guidance