Catholics, divided politically, are courted by Bush and Kerry

Today, registered Catholic voters prefer Bush over Kerry by 48 percent to 41 percent, according to a survey by Quinnipiac University in Connecticut.The May 18-24 survey of 1,160 people had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points.

In Ohio, which is expected to be a key battleground in November, Catholics also prefer Bush over Kerry, 42.5 percent to 41.4 percent, according to a recent survey by Mason-Dixon, a Washington-based polling firm. By comparison, Protestants prefer Bush nearly 2-1, while Jews and voters of other religions prefer Kerry by 2-1. That May 20-25 poll of 1,500 voters had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percentage points.

Nice, but what about likely voters?