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Left at the Altar

Left at the Altar

How the Democrats Lost the Catholics and How the Catholics Can Save the Democrats
Micheal Sean Winters (Author)
July 2008
Hardcover · 256 Pages
$26.00 U.S. · $27.95 CAN · £15.99 U.K. · €18.99 E.U.
ISBN 9780465091669
Basic Books
 

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Description

In 1960, Democrats and Catholics united to elect John F. Kennedy America's first Catholic president. As we approach the 2008 presidential election, the Democratic Party is in shambles and the Catholic vote has shifted to the GOP. What has become of the historic partnership between Catholics and the Democratic Party? In Left at the Altar, Michael Sean Winters chronicles the rise and fall of this vital alliance, and offers compelling arguments for its revival.

About the Author

Michael Sean Winters has worked as a speechwriter for top political candidates including General Wesley Clark (ret.), and is currently completing his doctorate in Church History at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. He has written for The New Republic, the New York Times, Washington Post, Washingtonian, Dallas Morning News, Slate.com, and America, and has appeared as a commentator on ABC News and Capital Sunday. He lives in Washington, D.C.