For the record, here is Dobson's statement issued February 7, 2008.
I am endorsing Gov. Mike Huckabee for President of the United States today. My decision comes in the wake of my statement on Super Tuesday that I could not vote for Sen. John McCain, even if he goes on to win the Republican nomination. His record on the institution of the family and other conservative issues makes his candidacy a matter of conscience and concern for me.
That left two pro-family candidates whom I could support, but I was reluctant to choose between them. However, the decision by Gov. Mitt Romney to put his campaign "on hold" changes the political landscape. The remaining candidate for whom I could vote is Gov. Huckabee. His unwavering positions on
the social issues, notably the institution of marriage, the importance of faith and the sanctity of human life, resonate deeply with me and with many others. That is why I will support Gov. Huckabee through the remaining primaries, and will vote for him in the general election if he should get the nomination. Obviously, the governor faces an uphill struggle, given the delegates already committed to Sen. McCain. Nevertheless, I believe he is our best remaining choice for President of the United States.
(NOTE: Dr. Dobson made these statements as a private citizen. This article is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a reflection of the opinions of Focus on the Family or Focus on the Family Action.)
Me: Dobson had no choice but endorse Huckabee if he were to endorse anybody. He had already publicly rejected McCain.
Will it make a difference? Today Huckabee won the Kansas primary but
he is so far behind in delegates that it will take a miracle to win,
which Huckabee can happen. The New York Times reports:
Mr. McCain is far enough ahead in the delegate race coming out of Super Tuesday that his advisers have said it would be all but impossible for anyone else to win the nomination. The other chief contender, Mitt Romney, bowed to those odds when he suspended his campaign on Thursday. But Mr. Huckabee, a pastor before he became governor of Arkansas, said, “I didn’t major in math. I majored in miracles, and I still believe in them, too.”
Note the humor:
. . . Speculation about why Mr. Huckabee remains in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, though his chances are slim, has settled recently on the notion that he wants to be Mr. McCain’s vice presidential running mate.
At a news conference after his speech Saturday, Mr. Huckabee confirmed that “a McCain-Huckabee ticket” has already been achieved.
“My wife’s maiden name is McCain,” he said with the raised eyebrow and mischievous grin that have done much of the heavy-lifting in his enduring, if unlikely, candidacy so far.
Janet McCain of Hope, Ark., married Mike Huckabee, a classmate at Hope High School, in 1974, when she was 19. Beyond that precedent, however, Mr. Huckabee said there were no other plans for a McCain-Huckabee union. “I’m not having any illusions that Senator McCain would seek me out as a running mate,” he said.