Northwest Herald | Forget the Mormon moment; it's about Catholics

 

By RACHEL ZOLL - The Associated Press

With little over two months until the election, both Romney and Obama are working to court these traditional swing voters given that polls show the race is tight and anything can tip the balance, particularly in competitive states like Ohio and Pennsylvania that have sizable Catholic communities.

It's unclear how this week's focus on abortion rights — sparked by Missouri Rep. Todd Akin's comment about women's bodies preventing pregnancies in the case of "legitimate rape" — will play with these voters.

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