James Dobson, the founder of Focus on the Family, a conservative-values forum, and the most influential figure on the religious right, has lent his support.

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It is no accident that the most powerful man in the Christian right, James Dobson, the head of Focus on the Family, is both a child psychologist and a veritable fountain of social-science statistics.

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He was a late entrant into the RNC race, but made a splash by lining up public support from prominent conservative activists like Phyllis Schlafly and James Dobson.

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