Obama Has Retaken the Lead for the Catholic Vote
The Catholic Association, a conservative group, ran a national poll of likely-voting Catholics last month that shows a majority receptive to criticism of the Obama administration’s HHS mandate.
It was an automated poll in which respondents were asked if they agreed or disagreed with a series of statements.
78% of Catholics agreed with: “Our rights come from nature and God, not government.”
72%:“America’s exploding federal debt hurts the poor the most.”
66%: “Religious charitable institutions should not be forced by the government to provide or pay for goods and services they morally object to.”
66%:“Catholics can disagree about the best way to serve the poor-for example, favoring private charity over government programs – without being ‘bad’ Catholics.”
57%: “The Obama Administration has gone too far in placing restrictions on religious freedom when implementing their programs and policies.”
Magellan Strategies conducted the robopoll from August 19-21. The sample is 2,629 Catholics that say they are likely to vote. Demographics: 54% female, 46% male; 48% Democrat, 33% Republican and 19% Independent; 75% were 18-34. Magellan says the margin of error is +/-1.91%.
Here’s a series of PowerPoint slides visualizing the data.
Full polling available here.
Link to article.
