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Over at the Atlantic, Ross Douthat wonders why it took Dr. James Dobson until "the actual day of Super Tuesday" to really "attempt to rally the faithful against McCain." Douthat hints that anti-Mormonism may have something to do with it, but I think the answer is much simpler: Dobson is a political dummy. Alone among religious rightwingers, he has the clout to really influence elections but his attempts to do so have been halting, ham-fisted, and above all ineffective. The man may have many gifts, but an aptitude for politics isn't among them.