Could the Catholic vote decide the election?

Listen & Subscribe

Polling suggests that the Catholic vote helped Trump win in 2016 and helped Biden win in 2020. Biden is also the most church-going president by far. With issues like immigration and abortion high on the agenda for voters, where will the Catholic vote land? And how important is the idea of being culturally Catholic compared with political religiosity? Ryan Girdursky, founder of the 1776 Project PAC and the National Populist Substack — and Catholic — joins Freddy Gray to discuss.

About the show

US politics and analysis, delivering in-depth discussions with the best American pundits. Presented by Freddy Gray.

More from The District

  • Is the trade deal a coup for Keir Starmer?
    Donald Trump has announced a beautiful new deal with the United Kingdom. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the President shared a phone call to congratulate one another. It is the first trade deal agreed after Trump began his second presidential term in January, and after he imposed strict tariffs on countries around the world … Read more
  • Victor Davis Hanson on DEI, counterrevolutions and why Trump is a ‘tragic hero’
    Victor Davis Hanson joins Spectator TV to talk about the first 101 days of Donald Trump’s second presidency, describing it as a bold counterrevolution against decades of cultural, political and economic drift. He discusses Trump’s sweeping agenda – from closing the border and challenging DEI initiatives to confronting foreign policy orthodoxy and trade imbalances – … Read more
  • john mearsheimer
    John Mearsheimer on Iran, Pete Hegseth & the foreign policy blob
    Professor John Mearsheimer and Freddy discuss Donald Trump’s foreign policy during his second term, focusing on the Middle East and US relations with Iran. They look at Trump’s instincts versus execution, divisions within the administration, diplomacy with Iran, and the broader geopolitical stakes involving Russia, Israel and China. 
  • pete hegseth
    What’s going on with Pete Hegseth?
    Freddy Gray is joined by US editor-at-large Ben Domenech to discuss Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, whose job appears to be on the line. They explore Hegseth’s outsider status in Washington, his clashes with both hawkish and dovish factions and the growing tensions over US policy on Iran and Israel. 
  • Trump versus Harvard
    Freddy Gray speaks to Peter W. Wood, president of the National Association of Scholars, about Trump’s decision to block Harvard funding after the university denied the President’s DEI demands.