Catholic vote key; both sides want it
Democratic effort may be better set up
Sunday, September 14, 2008
By James O'Toole, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Said Senator Bob Casey, "I do think nationally, our party has made a lot of progress, certainly in the last decade, in making religion and faith part of the discussion ... in not being seen as the solely secular party. Democrats are every bit as faithful and concerned about religion on the national level as Republicans, but for a lot of reasons, what took hold over a generation was a sense that you talk about issues, and not about faith."