Poll: Catholics and the 2008 Presidential Election

(This poll was conducted pre-Palin:)

These are the head-to-head ballot questions"

• Among religiously-active Catholics likely to vote, McCain has 49%, Obama has 42%, 9% are undecided. Bush ultimately won this cohort in 2004 56%-43%.
  Among Evangelical or Born-Again Christians likely to vote, McCain leads Obama 61% - 34%, with 5% undecided. Bush won this cohort in 2004 66% - 32%.
• While McCain currently edges out Obama with religiously active Catholics, he is still well short of the mark accomplished by Bush in 2004. McCain’s margin among Evangelical or Born-Again Christians is still significant if a bit lower than Bush’s final totals.

There are four issues which have the potential to significantly impact the current voting intentions of voters of faith. [Read them here.]