God-o-Meter’s Dan Gilgoff comments on a report from CNN’s Political Ticker that Gov. Palin has agreed to an interview with James Dobson, founder of “Focus on the Family.”
No word yet on when the interview will air. Can Palin rally enough of the GOP’s conservative Christian base to compensate for Obama’s increasing popularity among independents? The math doesn’t seem to be there, but a surge in evangelical turnout could help Palin’s stock in future elections. If the middle collapses for McCain, however, will Palin be seen as having narrowcasted herself as a Christian candidate, just like Huckabee did during the primaries? That could do major damage to her future presidential prospects.
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