Republican vice
presidential nominee Sarah Palin stopped by Focus on the
Family head Jim Dobson's radio show this week to
assure evangelical Christians that if elected,
she's convinced John McCain will implement more
traditional Republican policies on issues including stem
cell research, abortion and same-sex marriage.
Though many
moderate Republicans have suggested McCain has skewed more
conservative than ever before in this election to shore up
Republican votes, Palin's interview with Dobson
suggests that if elected, America would see that
McCain's views on social issues are more closely
aligned with her own.
"I do,
from the bottom of my heart," she told Dobson. "I am
such a strong believer that McCain believes in those
strong planks and we do have good conversations about
some of the details too, about the different planks
and what they represent."
MSNBC political
writer Matthew Berger posted a recount of the interview
to the network's First Read blog. He said Dobson
began the conversation by saying that the McCain/Palin
platform is the "strongest pro-life, pro-family
document to come out of a political party."
McCain has split
from party lines with his views on several social
issues. He opposes abortion but has said he doesn't
support a constitutional amendment to ban it. He also
voted against the federal marriage amendment.
The two have also
disagreed on stem cell research. McCain has previously
said he would look to relax restrictions implemented by the
Bush administration on embryonic stem cell research.
Earlier this
week, Palin said she supported a federal marriage amendment
to ban same-sex marriage. She is also against abortion and
stem cell research. (The Advocate)
