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Details from Religion News Service:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

President Obama\u2019s support among Catholic voters has surged since June, according to a new poll, despite a summer that included the Catholic bishops\u2019 religious freedom campaign and the naming of Rep. Paul Ryan, a Catholic, as the GOP\u2019s vice-presidential candidate.<\/p>\n

On June 17, Obama held a slight edge over Mitt Romney among Catholics (49-47 percent), according to the Pew Research Center. Since then, Obama has surged ahead, and now leads 54-39 percent, according to a Pew poll conducted on Sept. 16.<\/p>\n

Among all registered voters, Obama leads Romney 51-42 percent, according to Pew.<\/p>\n

Obama and Romney are essentially tied among white Catholics, which some pollsters call the ultimate swing group.<\/p>\n

On Monday (Sept. 24) Romney unveiled his Catholics for Romney Coalition, which includes numerous politicians, beer magnate Pete Coors and Princeton University intellectual Robert P. George. The Obama campaign also has a Catholic coalition.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read more.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

You can chart the support for both candidates and how it varies among different religious groups here. \u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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