Former senator of Indiana Dan Coats said evangelicals are 100 percent on board with what he called the McCain-Palin ticket the "perfect combination."

"People are just sky high over the ticket. I think everybody believes we have exactly the right ticket for the election and for this time. John McCain has experience, has ability to assume the role of commander in chief, the role of president of the United States, combined with a woman who brings outside experience but relates to families, relates to women in a way that no one else can. It's the perfect combination. The last thing we need is somebody else who has a lifetime of experience in Washington. So you have Sarah Palin who's a maverick, a reformer, but a mother, a leader, and someone who lives her faith, demonstrates her family, leadership and demonstrates her public faith, combined with John McCain, it's a dynamic ticket.

A recent Pew Forum poll showed that evangelicals aren't as excited about McCain as they were about President Bush ...

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