Earth to Darrell. Dobson endorsed Santorum two or three weeks ago at the meeting of the evangelicals in Texas.
Dobson endorsed Gingrich about a week after the Texas conference and two days before the South Carolina primary.
I was aware of the endorsement by the leaders of the Family Research Council, which is closely related to Dobson, but somehow I missed Dobson’s official endorsement, which is reported here:
Also, while the endorsement wasn't made official in Texas, NGat is right that Dobson was supporting Santorum and criticizing Gingrich then.
I'm not posting the Politico link since 1) it could easily be interpreted as “bashing” of Gingrich, which I do not want to do, and 2) Politico could not get Dobson to confirm on-the-record the reports of what he had said in the closed meeting. Dobson may have subsequently gone on-the-record with the comments quoted by Politico, but I would need to research that, and I've been a reporter long enough not to put too much trust in unconfirmed reports of what somebody has said off-the-record.
Anyway, NGat, you're right (on the important parts), I'm wrong, and I need to thank you for the correction.