Donald Trump has a massive Catholic problem

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Another group Hair Brain's managed to piss off.

Much has been made of Donald Trump’s problems with a few voting groups — female voters, blacks and Hispanics, and young voters, in particular. And, to be sure, they are all problems.

But relatively speaking, his biggest problem actually appears to be with a different group: Catholics.

Yes, the man who once feuded with the pope (how soon we forget that actually happened) is cratering among Catholics.

Back in 2012, GOP nominee Mitt Romney lost the Catholic vote by just 2 points, 50 percent to 48 percent. And the GOP has actually won the Catholic vote as recently as 2004 and in 5 of the last 10 presidential elections.

But Trump trails among Catholics by a huge margin. A new poll from the Public Religion Research Institute released this week shows him down 23 points, 55-32.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-has-a-massive-catholic-problem/ar-AAib7wL?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=edgsp

[pnwmom]

1. Good. Thanks for the info!

[writes3000]

2. Remind his few remaining Catholic fans of how rude he was to the Pope.

[Wounded Bear]

11. Not sure that will matter much to American Catholics...

[MohRokTah]

16. A lot of American Catholics have decided this Pope isn't really the Pope.

Sort of like how a lot of American wingnuts decided the President wasn't really the President.

[DemonGoddess]

3. Good

The more groups he gets crushed in, the better.

[pamela]

4. They're talking about that on Catholic Answers forum...

http://forums.catholic.com/showthread.php?t=1022882

This forum tends to be really right-wing. Past forum polls for President always had the Republican way up, like Romney over Obama by 30-40%. Their most recent poll has had Hillary over Trump for days. http://forums.catholic.com/showthread.php?t=1021163

[HurricaneWarning]

7. Wow!

They are super conservative over there. Most believe everything published at Breitbart or said at Fox. I think even they can see the writing on the wall. I don't remember how many times I've been banned over there for posting liberal counterpoints.

[meow2u3]

8. I used to be on Catholic Answers

until I realized it was ultraconservative; I felt very unwelcomed there because most of the posters came off not only as ultraconservative, but also very pushy. I quit before they could ban me.

You can't argue with people like them who think they're more Catholic than the Pope.

[HurricaneWarning]

9. I know.

I sometimes think it's more of a hate site than a Catholic one.

[TeamPooka]

13. Regional differences make different Catholics. Boston and Mass are very Catholic, along

a lot of New England. And very Democratic too.
Those Catholics, like me from CT, are very liberal and fair-minded people

[RealAmericanDem]

5. Only group left for Trump are impotent white men.

[DesertRat]

6. lol

[whistler162]

10. Try little c catholic problem!

[Freddie]

12. Maybe they're finally realizing that there's more issues than the Holy Fetus?

At last.

[LeftRant]

14. But he eats his little cracker and it makes him feel better!

Moderator Frank Luntz asked Trump whether he has ever asked God for forgiveness for his actions.

"I am not sure I have. I just go on and try to do a better job from there. I don't think so," he said. "I think if I do something wrong, I think, I just try and make it right. I don't bring God into that picture. I don't."

Trump said that while he hasn't asked God for forgiveness, he does participate in Holy Communion.

"When I drink my little wine -- which is about the only wine I drink -- and have my little cracker, I guess that is a form of asking for forgiveness, and I do that as often as possible because I feel cleansed," he said. "I think in terms of 'let's go on and let's make it right.'"

http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/18/politics/trump-has-never-sought-forgiveness/

Honestly, I just don't get how any religious person can Get There with Trump.

[Scurrilous]

15. K & R