Jim Arkedis of the Progressive Policy Institute says that Catholics -- one of the country’s most divided and complex voting blocs -- should be the swing voters of this presidential race.
A Gallup poll from April has President Obama and Mitt Romney tied among Catholics, 46 percent each. Arkedis writes:
"Perhaps no presidential candidate since John F. Kennedy has been able to unite this disparate flock. But President Obama’s task isn’t that tough. The key to winning the Catholic vote is to understand its composition — litmus-test abortion voters, moderates, women and Hispanics — and to aim to carry persuadable Catholics by healthy margins in crucial swing states. Failure to deliver them could cost the president re-election."
Gosh, he makes it sound so easy.
