Politics

Midterm results in Ohio's '50-50 land' may predict future elections

Oct 22, 2018

2018 Midterm Elections: Ohio's 12th district was tagged as "flippable" by national Democrats, despite its nine-term Republican representative having won with double-digit leads over Democratic opponents. Although voters in the district chose Barack Obama in 2008, redistricting in 2011, which eliminated black neighborhoods, has strengthened GOP majorities.

A man casts his vote at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Tucker, Georgia, in a 2017 special election. (CNS/Reuters/Chris Aluka Berry)

Column | Distinctly Catholic

Nationalized midterms could contradict some recent political norms

by Michael Sean Winters

Oct 22, 2018

Distinctly Catholic: In his ongoing analysis of the midterm elections, Michael Sean Winters looks at a current polling and some of the institutionalized hurdles to change.

Smith dinner's tone lighthearted, but abuse crisis not ignored in remarks

by Beth Griffin, Catholic News Service

Oct 19, 2018

In the current toxic environment where political rivals describe each other as "evil" and "enemies," it is imperative to remember that in America, "our political opponents are not evil, they are just our opponents," according to Ambassador Nikki Haley.

Commentary

Reflecting on the relationship between Christianity, politics and power

by John Gehring

Oct 19, 2018

Commentary: Perhaps those pastors who align themselves with a leader who makes an idol of power and demeans anyone who gets in his way will have a conversion. Archbishop Óscar Romero started out as a conventional, even conservative bishop who did little to disturb the status quo.

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Midterm results in Ohio's '50-50 land' may predict future elections

Nationalized midterms could contradict some recent political norms

Smith dinner's tone lighthearted, but abuse crisis not ignored in remarks

Reflecting on the relationship between Christianity, politics and power

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