According to the Washington Post, there are 17 candidates, either Democratic or Republican running for President. It seems almost every voter should be able to find one candidate who they mostly agree with on the issues.

Normally the major parties will have a tussle throughout the primary when choosing a candidate. The process can be a lot like sausage making, but in the end almost everyone in the party will get behind the party’s nominee because they mostly agree with their views on the issues.

It does not appear that this will be the case with Focus on the Family founder, Dr. James Dobson and his followers, unless the nominee is a hard-line Pro-Lifer.

Dr. Dobson gave us a glimpse about his choice for President in an Opinion Piece in the New York Times that ran on October 4.

The Christian Right folks are starting to worry that someone like Rudy Giuliani or Mitt Romney just might be the Republican nominee for President. They are not pro-life enough for them.

Dobson contends, “If neither of the two major political parties nominates an individual who pledges himself or herself to the sanctity of human life, we will join others in voting for a minor-party candidate.”

I respect Dr. Dobson. His organization does a wonderful job, and my family and I receive a lot of their information from Focus on the Family through the mail and in e-mail.

But, I have to disagree with him on this issue.

In easy to understand terms, Dr. Dobson and his followers will take their toys and go somewhere else. Of course, that is their right. But is it right?

If they play their cards this way, they might as well say, “President Hillary Clinton.” The lefties are licking their lips about this turn of events.

There are hundreds of issues out there to look at when selecting a candidate. Dobson and his followers are concentrating on just one, albeit an important one. It might be a good idea for Dobson and his followers to get behind a good old pro-life candidate during the nomination process instead of issuing threats.

This question must be asked by each voter: If I only agree with a major-party candidate 95% or even 75% of the time, is it worth throwing my vote away on a “minor-party candidate” and electing another major-party candidate that I might only agree with 25% of the time?

According to Dr. James Dobson, the answer is a resounding YES.