Just curious, and maybe this has been mentioned.....Was the audience the same for Obama that it was for McCain? I mean, I wonder if they changed audiences between the two. Reason I ask is when Obama was asked the question about Supreme Court justices and he mentioned not liking Thomas, the audience applauded. Also I think when asked about the abortion issue he also got applause. Seemed a little strange to me considering it was an evangelical gathering.
The audience was positively the same. I agree that it is strange that an evangelical audience would applaud the key lines you mentioned, but a fraction of them could have been Obama supporters, who clapped for Obama, then there were more McCain supporters who clapped his statements.