I hadn't seen this diaried or commented on here, but thought I would pass on these observations on Obama and the white Catholic vote - a so-called "Catechism Gap":
http://polysigh.blogspot.com/...
http://polysigh.blogspot.com/...
If there really is one, it would explain why Obama didn't win Massachusetts and why Ted Kennedy's endorsement didn't seem to hold much water.
The blogger at Polysigh seems to think this trend might put Obama at a definite disadvantage in Ohio and Pennsylvania, which he points out as culturally similar to NY and MA and with significant percentages of Democrats who are white Catholics.
What do you think? And why is this happening? (racism, class divide, or something else?)