Kamalas persuasion problem, Dems God-hate will cost them and other commentary

From the right: Kamala’s Persuasion ProblemTrump “is doing better among Catholics now than four years ago,” reports National Review’s Jim Geraghty, particularly “Catholic voters in seven battleground states.” Notably, “roughly one-quarter of Wisconsinites identify as Catholic,” and Trump’s up by 18 points among them.It doesn’t help that Harris has “left a lot of blanks in her economic agenda” as 37% of “voters in Wisconsin rank ‘the economy’ as the most important issue.” Overall, “this is a Democratic presidential campaign that is made to make Democrats feel good about themselves, not [to] persuade the remaining voters who are not eager to vote for Trump but worried that Harris will just be a continuation of the parts of the Biden presidency they can’t stand.”Religion desk: Dems’ God-Hate Will Cost Them“Do Democrats hate religion?” asks Larry Kudlow at FoxBusiness.

Michigan bishops protested Gov.Gretchen Whitmer’s Dorito video, which mocked the sacrament of communion.

Dem prosecutors “went after the Little Sisters of the Poor over contraception practices.” Democratic senators, including Kamala Harris, suggested the Knights of Columbus were extremists.And Harris is skipping this year’s Al Smith dinner.

“No wonder” Trump leads Harris 50% to 45% among Catholics, while Joe Biden outpaced him 52% to 47% in 2020.“More generally, the Democratic pursuit of woke cultural teachings is opposed by people of all faiths.” And Dem “fanaticism over DEI” has “fostered a terrible wave of anti-Semitism.” Fact is, “too many” Dems do hate God, and that’s still a “losing issue.”DEI watch: Relabeled Poison Still Deadly“The American College of Surgeons is trying to expunge the term DEI,” notes Richard T.

Bosshardt at City Journal, but only by rebranding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.“The new name of the game is “Inclusive Excellence,” which “seems to signal a return to a focus on merit” but d...