Economy trumps abortion among Latino Catholics

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[OneNewsNow] 7 Nov 2008--The head of the Catholic League says there was only a marginal difference in the amount of Catholic voters who supported Barack Obama and those who voted for John Kerry in 2004, and that difference can be attributed solely to the struggling economy.

Exit polls show president-elect Barack Obama received the support of 54 percent of Catholics, while in 2004 John Kerry received only 46 percent of the Catholic vote. Exit polls also indicate that two-thirds of Hispanics supported Obama.

According to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, 68 percent of all Latinos in the U.S. consider themselves Roman Catholic. Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, says the economic concerns of Latino voters trumped issues such as abortion.