Could Obama perform better with Catholics than he did in 2008?
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Obama’s current even status among white Catholics now is an improvement over 2008, when McCain beat Obama among white Catholics by 52 - 47. Obama’s total Catholic vote against McCain was where he is now: 54 percent. But Romney has only 39 percent compared with McCain’s 45.Simon Owens is an assistant managing editor at U.S. News & World Report. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook, or Google+. Email him at sowens@usnews.com