{"id":2354803,"date":"2024-10-14T17:27:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T21:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/catholics-swing-away-from-democrats-and-give-trump-boost-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-14T17:28:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T21:28:35","slug":"catholics-swing-away-from-democrats-and-give-trump-boost-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/catholics-swing-away-from-democrats-and-give-trump-boost-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Catholics swing away from Democrats and give Trump boost &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcatholics-swing-away-from-democrats-and-give-trump-boost-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2354803&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-donors-pull-funds-over-anti-israel-protests-where-was-the-outrage-over-blm\/\" title=\"University donors withdraw funds due to anti-Israel protests. Why no outrage over BLM?\">article\u2064 discusses<\/a> a recent survey indicating a shift in \u200cCatholic voter preferences, which appear to be favoring former President Donald Trump \u2062over \u2064Vice\u2062 President Kamala Harris\u200d in \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-acknowledges-trumps-2020-election-defeat-of-course-he-lost\/\" title=\"DeSantis admits Trump&#039;s loss in 2020 election.\">key battleground \u2062states<\/a>. Conducted by the National Catholic Reporter, the survey \u200bhighlights that Trump leads Harris among\u200d Catholic voters, securing\u2062 50% support\u200d compared to 45% for Harris in states such as Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, \u200band Wisconsin. This trend marks a significant change from the previous election when Trump narrowly defeated Joe Biden for the Catholic vote nationwide. Notably, Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-critical-race-theory-more-favorable-among-gen-z-than-capitalism\/\" title=\"Poll: Critical Race Theory More Favorable Among Gen Z Than Capitalism\">strongest support<\/a> among Catholics is in\u200c Wisconsin, where he has \u200da lead of 57%-39%, while\u2063 the \u2064closest competition\u200c occurs in North Carolina and Pennsylvania. In certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-key-points-from-trump-campaign-press-conference-on-challenges-to-election-results\/\" title=\"9 Key Points from Trump Campaign Press Conference on Challenges to Election Results\">key states<\/a>, such as\u2063 Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, Catholics constitute \u200babout a quarter of the adult population, which underscores \u2064their potential impact \u2062in the upcoming election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Catholics swing away from Democrats, give Trump boost in battlegrounds<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1835343\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Kamala Harris<\/a> and former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">Donald Trump<\/a> vie for several key demographics, the Catholic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kamala Harris\">vote<\/a> appears to be leaning toward the former president.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncronline.org\/news\/catholic-voters-favor-trump-most-battleground-states-according-new-ncr-poll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"survey\">survey<\/a> from the <em>National Catholic Reporter<\/em> found that in most of the battleground states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, Trump leads Harris among Catholic voters, 50% to 45%. In 2020, Trump narrowly edged out President Joe Biden, who is Catholic, for the Catholic vote nationwide, 50% to 49%, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2021\/06\/30\/behind-bidens-2020-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"survey\">according to<\/a> the Pew Research Center.<\/p>\n<p>Among the states surveyed, Trump leads in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, and Wisconsin for Catholic voters, while Harris leads in Nevada and Pennsylvania. The widest lead is Trump&rsquo;s advantage in Wisconsin, 57%-39%, while the narrowest margins are Trump&rsquo;s 47%-46% North Carolina lead and Harris&rsquo;s 49%-48% Pennsylvania lead.<\/p>\n<p>In Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Nevada, Catholics make up roughly a quarter of adults, while in Arizona and Michigan, nearly a fifth of adults are Catholic, according to Pew. In North Carolina and Georgia, only 9% of adults are Catholic. The sizable group has become a key demographic that both campaigns have attempted to woo, with each launching its own groups specifically targeting the voters.<\/p>\n<p>When divided by racial groups, Trump has a firm lead over Harris, with 56%-40% with white Catholics, while Harris holds a 67%-28% lead over Trump with Hispanic Catholics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3154248\/pope-lesser-two-evils-between-trump-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> last month he does not know which of the two candidates, Trump or Harris, is the &ldquo;lesser of two evils,&rdquo; claiming that &ldquo;both are against life&rdquo; and pointing to Trump&rsquo;s immigration policies and Harris&rsquo;s abortion policy.<\/p>\n<p>Both candidates identify themselves as Christians, but neither claims to be Catholic. Trump said in 2020 that he is nondenominational after identifying himself as Presbyterian for several decades, while Harris has said she is Baptist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1835343\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1835343\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Catholics shift from Democrats, favor Trump in key states<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2354804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/trump-harris-2024-election-polls-oct-8.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13174,3685,3634],"class_list":["post-2354803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-catholics","tag-democrats","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/trump-harris-2024-election-polls-oct-8.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2354803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2354804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2354803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2354803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2354803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}