Chatting with a figure very familiar with Christian conservatives, I asked who really has influence with their flocks when it comes to endorsements. This figure said, while not downplaying the big, instantly-recognizable names like Dobson and Robertson, that there are a lot of lesser-known, state-level religious conservative figures whose endorsement will carry a lot of weight.

One name he mentioned was Rod Parsley, senior pastor of World Harvest Church in Columbus, Ohio, a non-denominational congregation of more than 12,000 people.