It seems like a country unto itself in this election, with McCain enjoying the same kind of lead that Obama gets nationally. Maybe this has something to do with it:
In order to gauge public awareness of Obama's religion, we asked respondents, "What do you believe Barack Obama's religion to be?" A plurality, 45.5%, chose the "Protestant" option, and 28 % couldn't say. Twenty percent, however, said that Obama is a Muslim.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2008/10/the-view-from-texas/209368/
