The Homa Files

On Sunday, we posted: Forget the ‘war on women’ … the ‘war on religion’ may turn the election …

We argued that Evangelicals, Catholics, and Mormons would be critical in today’s election.

There’s more evidence that Catholics – who voted 54% for Obama in 2008 – are breaking for Romney.

IBD/TIPP Daily Tracking Poll

Catholic voters are breaking for Romney.

He now holds a 17-point lead among this group, up from just 1 point in the Oct. 28 poll.

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One religious group I overlooked were the Amish.

From The World :

Getting out the Amish vote: Turnout may prove pivotal in Ohio and Pennsylvania

Ohio and Pennsylvania are nearly tied in hosting the largest populations of Amish in the United States, at around 60,000 each.

The largest single settlement of Amish is centered on Holmes County in central Ohio.

Amish usually align with conservatives, supporting fewer taxes, pro-life values, and traditional marriage.

Their mantra this year: Your country needs you to do more than pray … vote.”

They focus on President Obama’s support for abortion and same-sex “marriage.” “They were just appalled at what Obama had done,” Miller said.

Amish concern for marriage, religious freedom, and the sanctity of life will motivate large numbers to walk or ride a carriage to the polls, or mail in absentee ballots …  giving Republican candidate Mitt Romney the few extra votes he needs to win Ohio.

Tonight,  60,000 may just look like a very big number.

Tags: religious rights

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