Contributing Writer
In a terribly unsettled time in American history, there are a few voices on both sides of the political aisle calling for “healing” and “unity.” To say that these are desperately needed is an understatement. But merely wishing for it will not make it so.
The conflict, anger and widespread resentment we are seeing now are the consequences of abandoning honesty in favor of hyperbole, hypocrisy and hysteria for political gain. Contrary to the popular narrative, this is not recent and did not originate under President Donald Trump or because of him. But it has escalated since his inauguration in 2017 and is now at a dangerous fever pitch.
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Opportunity International s leaders use their extensive professional experience to ensure Opportunity achieves its mission of empowering people living in poverty to transform their lives, their children s futures and their communities.
Our Leadership
Opportunity International s leaders use their extensive professional experience to ensure Opportunity achieves its mission of empowering people living in poverty to transform their lives, their children s futures and their communities.
Atul Tandon
As CEO, Atul leads the organization’s efforts to engage American donors, funders, corporations and the public to directly impact…Read More
Lana Reda
As Chief Philanthropy Officer, Lana Reda expands Opportunity International s fundraising capabilities and results to enable the…Read More
Contributing Writer
Four years ago, just prior to the November election, I wrote an article titled “Hillary Should Have a ‘Catholic Problem. ” I started by citing numerous articles in the national press that proclaimed Donald Trump was having difficulty winning over Catholics a key voting bloc in any candidate’s run for the presidency. In fact, according to Pew Research Center polls, Trump ended up taking 52 percent of the Catholic vote in 2016 to Hillary Clinton’s 45 percent.
At this writing, we are still awaiting the final steps in the process of confirming the winner of the 2020 presidential election, but some voter data is already available. According to a poll of more than 110,000 voters conducted for the Associated Press, American Catholics were more evenly split this year between support for President Donald Trump (50 percent) and Democratic challenger Joe Biden (49 percent) who, unlike Clinton, is Catholic.