A new survey suggests that John Kerry's failure to capture a majority of Roman Catholics gave President Bush an important edge in last November's election. The survey, conducted for the Pew Forum by the University of Akron, shows that while Kerry won non-Hispanic liberal Catholics, Bush had the support of traditional Catholics and an increased number of Hispanic Protestants. The poll found Bush's religious constituency included Christian traditionalists in many denominations. Most Jews voted Democratic. The study found that social issues like abortion and homosexual marriage "were quite important to the Bush vote," but a secondary factor for Kerry voters.
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