Smith was a man who believed that faith in God was not incompatible with faith in the people.

Hamilton was a New Yorker, a lawyer like Hillary Clinton and a business investor like Donald Trump.

We need more faithful Catholics running for office and more outreach to Catholic voters.

"You can accomplish a lot more by inviting folks of different political loyalties to an uplifting evening, rather than in closing the door to them."

U.S. voters—especially evangelicals—appear to have vanquished their inner Puritan and are now far more accepting of sinning politicians.

While Democratic presidential nominees have become almost invincible among the highly educated urbanites, Republicans have increased their margins among white voters in more rural areas.