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By George J. Marlin, Crisis Magazine, Feb. 28, 2024

George J. Marlin is the author/editor of 14 books including The American Catholic Voter: Two Hundred Years of Political Impact and Mario Cuomo: The Myth and the Man. His articles have appeared in numerous periodicals including The New York Times, New York Post, National Review, Newsday, The Washington Times and the New York Daily News.

A deeper look into the much-talked-about “Catholic vote” and whether it still has an impact on presidential elections.

Were there ever Catholic voting blocs in the United States? Yes.

Are there Catholic voting blocs today? Yes and no.

Let me explain.

For most of the 20th century, there were monolithic blocs of urban Catholic voters who determined the outcomes of many Federal, State and local elections. These Catholics, whom Cardinal Timothy Dolan fondly calls “meat and potato” faithful, went to Mass on Sunday, obeyed the teachings of the Church, sent their children to Catholic schools, and joined Catholic fraternal societies. The parish was often the center of their lives.

They first demonstrated their polling-booth power in 1928, when they came out in droves to vote for one of their own—the Democratic candidate for president, Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York. …

Is There Still a “Catholic Vote?”, by George J. Marlin

Saint of the Day for February 28: Blessed Daniel Brottier (Sept. 7, 1876 – Feb. 28, 1936)

Pro-Lifers to Strategize at Major Retreat in Florida With Fr. Orsi Next Month, by Calvin Freiburger

By George J. Marlin, Crisis Magazine, Feb. 28, 2024

A deeper look into the much-talked-about “Catholic vote” and whether it still has an impact on presidential elections.

Were there ever Catholic voting blocs in the United States? Yes.

Are there Catholic voting blocs today? Yes and no.

Let me explain.

They first demonstrated their polling-booth power in 1928, when they came out in droves to vote for one of their own—the Democratic candidate for president, Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York. …

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