As the primaries draw to a close and the general election season gets underway, Catholics are emerging again as one of the most important demographics in U.S. politics. Both the McCain and Obama campaigns have launched Catholic advisory committees. The media has reported extensively on Sen. Clinton's success reaching Catholic voters. The anti-Catholic comments of an largely unheard of Texas pastor named John Hagee caused months of headaches for the McCain campaign, after Hagee endorsed the Arizona senator in February.