Do Catholics Really Need Voting Guides?

[JimG]

Patrick Coffin poses the question.

 

[Pattylt]

From what I understand, the American Solidarity Party is very much in line with Catholic beliefs. I understand the concerns of third party voting but I do not understand why this party is never mentioned for those that feel that both current parties are not aligning with Catholic beliefs.

Catholic voters should know that there is a party that aligns with them and is a perfectly acceptable alternative…unless your only motive is to make sure Trump and the Republicans are the winners despite problems in their platform, too.

 

[Dr_Meinheimer]

unless your only motive is to make sure Trump and the Republicans are the winners despite problems in their platform, too.

Or unless your goal is to make Biden and the Democrats winners despite their problems. Catholics are pretty evenly split, of course.

8 facts about Catholics and politics in the U.S. | Pew Research Center

 

[Pattylt]

Or unless your goal is to make Biden and the Democrats winners despite their problems.

There are third parties that pull voters from the Democrats as well. I completely understand someone not wanting to vote third part due to the danger of pulling votes away from the Republican. I just don’t understand the Solidarity Party never being mentioned as an alternative for those that can not bring themselves to vote for either party. It seems a logical choice rather than not voting at all and yet, I rarely, if ever, see them mentioned as a good Catholic choice. How many Catholics even know they exist? (I honestly don’t know!)

 

[Victoria33]

From what little I read on the American Solidarity party, aren’t they still fairly strong on border security? Okay, so, that is a topic of debate here and a grey area I’d say.

https://solidarity-party.org/about-us/platform/