HMMMM: Joe Biden may have calculated Communion snub, political observer suggests.

Matthew Green, a political scientist at Catholic University, said Mr. Biden could have chosen to attend a church where the priest had known views about abortion and those receiving communion.

“Maybe a calculation was made that this could help Biden get some attention in a crowded primary race and maybe gin up support among the growing number of Americans who are either non-believers or non-church attendees,” Mr. Green said.

On the other hand: Nets Skip Joe Biden Being Denied Communion for Abortion Views.

On the gripping hand: These days, voters eager enough to participate in the primary process aren’t likely relying much on the Big Three TV networks as their primary source of news.

And finally on the…well, after the gripping hand, I’m not sure what’s left, but: ‘Rut Roh!’: Trump rises, Biden ‘slips’ in latest polling.