Despite McCain not being a Catholic, Barnicle asserted McCain "absolutely comes off as" an "Irish Catholic working-class hero"

SUMMARY: After claiming that non-Catholics Ronald Reagan and Jack Kemp "come off as Catholics, in a way," Chris Matthews asked Mike Barnacle, "Is [Sen. John] McCain one of them?" Barnicle replied: "Absolutely. John McCain absolutely comes off as one of them, Irish Catholic working-class hero." According to the Associated Press, McCain "has long identified himself as an Episcopalian" but now says "he is a Baptist and has been for years."

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