More on Huckabee and Catholics

Christoper points out some Deal Hudson comments below which suggest Governor Huckabee did not do well among Catholics in Iowa and New Hampshire because of his visits to John Hagee's church and anti-Catholic comments made by a Huckabee supporter. Similar thoughts have been made over at RedState.com. I do not buy it.  Though Catholic voters are normally well-informed, I find it difficult to believe that so many of them would have been turned off solely by Governor Huckabee's appearances at churches pastored by anti-Catholics and comments made by his supporters. I think there is more to it.

 

The anti-Catholic theory is just too easy. Besides, Governor Huckabee's answers to Deacon Fournier seem to dispel any anti-Catholic sentiment from the presidential candidate.  I would be curious of the breakdown of the Catholic vote in Iowa and New Hampshire. And there appear to be other serious Catholics who are supportive of the fomrer Arkansas governor. I believe knowing the percentage of frequent church goers among the Catholics who voted, as well what issues were most important to them would help us better understand their motivations for not voting for Governor Huckabee. Until then, I would suggest that Deal Hudson's and RedState's theory on Governor Huckabee's poor showing among Catholics is just that, a theory.