Reply #46: Nope. Most Catholics aren't religious rightists

[tonysam]

If you've followed this issue like I have, and I have since I was in high school some 40 years ago, you will know first of all the Catholic vote has been, until Roe v. Wade, traditionally Democratic. Hispanics, now a bigger voting bloc than 40 years ago, are overwhelmingly Catholic and the majority are Democratic.

Abortion being cut out of this so-called reform bill is completely predictable and has been since the Hyde amendment of years and years ago. Why give the GOP an issue to run against Democrats and make headway into some of their constituency?

Activist women simply don't have the numbers.