Robert Novak discussed the influence of evangelicals in the Republican primary race during his Washington Post chat yesterday:

Question: How can you blame the evangelicals for being attracted to Huckabee? The rest of the GOP roster must leave them no outs. Do you think that after the primary is decided they will just align with the nominee, or will they opt out of the election, as Dobson threatened early on?
Novak: Either I’m a poor writer or you’re a poor reader. I tried to make clear that the evangelicals exert a dangerous influence because they are interested only in a limited number of social values and not broader conservative issues.