Although George W. Bush is Protestant and John F. Kerry Catholic, Bush has seen a drop of 12 points from Protestant voters since May, and Kerry has lost a whopping 22 points among the Catholic base (each figure represents total percentage change between the two candidates). Among all voters, those who support Bush do so because of his leadership abilities (35%), his character (29%), or his policies on specific issues (19%). Only 4% of Kerry's supporters say they are voting for him because of his character. Leadership skills comes in at 12%. Read the full Barna report here .

Another question among all this is, Why did Bush lose 12 Protestant percentage points between himself and Kerry these four months? Is it because he hasn't made topics like abortion and gay marriage campaign issues? Could it be that many Protestants are looking at different platforms, like the Constitution Party?