Irish Central: "Why Rick Santorum Lost the Catholic Vote"

[JaneQPublic]

A short blog post from the Irish-American website irishcentral.com examines why Santorum lost the Catholic vote in both Michigan and Arizona:

Santorum was his own worst enemy with Catholics, scaring the bejabbers out of many of them, especially women with his hostile rhetoric about birth control and no exception for abortion even rape, incest and the life of the mother.

When white middle class Catholics are voting for a Mormon not a fellow religionist it shows things have changed since 1960.

Back then Kennedy got almost every Catholic vote because they were a beleaguered minority.

Nowadays Catholics are utterly mainstream (six Supreme Court Judges) and have no fear of voting across religious lines.

Read more: http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/periscope/why-rick-santorum-lost-catholic-vote-in-both-michigan-and-arizona-to-romney-140825053.html

Actually, the readers' comments that follow the blog are even more enlightening as to the views of Irish and Irish-Americans on Santorum's lack of success with Catholic voters.

[unionworks]

1. I am a member

Of the local Hibernians. Irish Catholics by and large are well read, literate folks. They are also mostly kind hearted. This might help explain their distaste for Santorum. (Full pun intended).

[dimbear]

2. Smearing JFK wasn't really smooth. JFK is a hero and a martyr. Lil Ricky,

OTOH, is............you fill it in.

[DFW]

3. There is a simple explanation for this

Unlike Rick Santorum, a good number of Michigan Catholics are sane, just like JFK was.

[Loudmxr]

4. I don't think I have said this enough. Don't diss my President!

I have posted a lot of stuff on this subject

But one thing I have not said..

I remember walking across the asphalt play ground at St Finbar school to go to church and pray for JFK, his family and our country.

But around the area that the new Community Center entrance is.. my memory goes blank.

I remember hearing the news in my 3rd grade class. I don't remember exiting the classroom nor walking down the stairs.

I remember walking across the play ground and still do to this day when I attend the fiesta or some Philippino thing.

It never escapes me.

[MisterP]

5. also they read Chick Comics for *laughs,* not as the truth

[LetTimmySmoke]

6. Most "Irish Catholics" that I know are agnostic.