A Catholic advocacy group has unveiled a nearly $10 million ad and digital effort to defeat the Democrats in the fall that features a famous nun blasting Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris as the “most anti-life presidential ticket ever.”
Sister Dede Byrne, a long-serving military surgeon with war tours under her belt and who is with the Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, is featured in the CatholicVote effort.
“We must fight against a legislative agenda that supports and even celebrates destroying life in the womb,” said the sister, whose doctor’s apron is embroidered with “Sr. Dr. Dede.”
CatholicVote, a national faith-based advocacy organization, is targeting some 5 million “active Catholics” in battleground states with the campaign. The $9.7 million effort starts this weekend with a $350,000 digital buy in Pennsylvania and Michigan.
The group is also distributing its report on Biden, shown below, in which it gives evidence that despite proclaiming his Catholic faith, he supports issues that Catholics don’t, including taxpayer funding for abortions.
“Joe Biden’s record makes clear he will not protect our Catholic values or defend our way of life. For Catholics who cherish the faith and their freedom to live it, a Biden presidency represents an existential threat,” said Catholic Vote President Brian Burch.
President Trump won Catholic voters in 2016, 54%-45%. A recent Pew report showed that Biden is leading the Catholic vote 52%-47%, though Trump is winning white Catholics by a wide margin.
Trump is widely recognized as the nation’s most pro-life president ever.
