Yesterday, I wrote about the suggestion that Kamala Harris has a Catholic problem in the battleground states, particularly in Pennsylvania, a state Democrats simply can’t afford to lose. Wall Street Journal columnist William McGurn suggested that Harris’ disconnect from Catholics alone could cost her the election. This looks to me like a broader cultural disconnect from the working class, where Catholics are more of a visible if not entirely cohesive demo that exemplifies it.
But if Harris really does have a Catholic problem, she could address it tonight — by showing up in person to the Al Smith Charity Dinner held by the Archdiocese of New York.
The campaign decided a month ago to snub Timothy Cardinal Dolan and the humanizing, collegial event that has traditions in presidential politics going back a century. Duane noted it in brief four weeks ago, and argued that the campaign…
