Catholics prefer Kenyans over Mormons

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Pew poll: Obama opens up lead over Romney among Catholics

By Dan Gilgoff, CNN.com Religion Editor

Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama has opened up a significant lead among Catholic voters, a crucial swing voting bloc, according to a recent Pew poll.

Obama leads opponent Mitt Romney among Catholic voters by 54% to 39%, according to the survey, conducted from September 12 to 16 by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.

Obama’s lead in the Pew survey comes despite outspoken recent criticism of the Obama administration from America’s Catholic bishops and despite Mitt Romney’s selection of a Catholic running mate, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan.

The survey was released last week, but the findings on Catholic voters were highlighted this week by the Religion News Service, which notes that Obama held a much tighter 49-47% lead over Romney among Catholics in a June Pew poll.

John Green, a religion and politics expert at the University of Akron, said Obama’s gains among Catholic came from growing support among Hispanic and black Catholic voters, but also from white Catholics, among whom Obama is now tied with Romney.

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It appears the Pope has a lot of work to do.

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The Kennedy's are Democrats is why.

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The Kennedy's are Democrats is why.

Did they just convert? I'm asking because Mitt and Obama were tied for support among Catholics just three months ago. Mitt has since selected a Catholic running mate and yet, he's falling ever further behind. Surely, that's not because the Kennedy's are Catholic. They've been Catholic all along...

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The Kennedy's are Democrats is why.

The Kennedy's are all dead, or in supervised care. I don't think they are even included in the survey.