Since I have never heard of this Dobson guy, this doesn’t mean much to me.
Think Jesse Jackson, but white and evangelical.
With the passing of Jerry Falwell, he is probably the most prominent Christian political leader in the country. It would be helpful if he actually backed a conservative that could win the nomination and election.
Having social conservatives divided on the nominee makes it easier for liberal like Giuliani to win the nomination.
Dobson is the head of Focus on the Family, which you may have heard of. http://www.family.org/ He’s one of the biggest figures in Christian activism today (I don’t know how else to classify him). He’s not a preacher, actually I think he’s a psychologist, and he mainly focuses on family issues like divorce, childrearing, schooling, and those sorts of things. The people on this thread that don’t know him are just not part of the culture that he speaks to . . . he is listened to by a lot of people.
He is the founder of Focus on the Family. He is extremely influential in social conservative circles. He has not been as politically active as some of the other leaders but he is probably the most respected. When he speaks other social conservatives listen.