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Novena – USA: This election, the choice is simple – hope or hatred

by Patrick Carolan | Oct 21, 2020 | Press Coverage, Voices

The following is an opinion written in Novena by Patrick Carolan, Catholic outreach director of Vote Common Good: We are in the last days of a long arduous process to determine what direction the USA will be traveling the next four years. As I have written in the...

NBC News – Trump’s support from Catholics and evangelicals is dropping. They fault his unkindness.

by Doug Pagitt | Sep 25, 2020 | Press Coverage, Voices

President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus briefing at the White House on Aug. 13. Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post via Getty Images file The following is written on NBC News by Doug Pagitt, executive director of Vote Common Good: President Donald...

National Catholic Reporter – Character counts for Catholic voters

by Patrick Carolan | Sep 23, 2020 | Press Coverage, Voices

Democratic presidential nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Vice President Mike Pence greet each other in New York City Sept. 11, marking the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 aviation terrorist attacks on the U.S. (CNS/Reuters/Amr Alfiky) The following is...

TIME – The Election Is a Test of Faith. White Christian Voters Should Ask Themselves a Familiar Question: What Would Jesus Do?

by Doug Pagitt | Aug 27, 2020 | Press Coverage, Voices

A polling station sits empty at a church in West Milton, Ohio, on March 16, 2020. Kyle Grillot—Bloomberg/Getty Images The following is written in TIME by Doug Pagitt, executive director of Vote Common Good and Al Sharpton, founder of the National Action Network: Dr....

Newsweek – The Lincoln Project is Teaming Up With Evangelicals—Here’s Why

by Doug Pagitt | Aug 6, 2020 | Press Coverage, Voices

Doug Pagitt The following is an opinion written in Newsweek by Doug Pagitt, executive director of Vote Common Good, and Sarah Lenti, executive director of The Lincoln Project: One of the most frequented tropes of the Trump era is that we’ve reached an inflection...

Sister Simone Campbell to Speak During Tuesday’s Electionary

by Vote Common Good Team | May 4, 2020 | Voices

Join us this Tuesday May 5 at 8:00 p.m. ET on Facebook or Zoom. Sister Simone Campbell will give a sermon. The session will also feature many of the Vote-Common-Do-Gooders from the tour including Doug Pagitt, Javier Sampedro, Robb Ryerse, Meah Pace, Vince Anderson,...