Supreme Court pick can rev up Trump’s lagging support from Catholics

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President Trump’s Supreme Court pick could be his ace in the hole to bolster his numbers with Catholic voters, an especially critical constituency in the Rust Belt states that flipped the Electoral College in his favor four years ago.

Amid reports that Judge Amy Coney Barrett is about to get the nod when Trump announces the nomination on Saturday, Catholicism, and anti-Catholicism, could loom large in the confirmation process.

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