[stars & stripes forever]

Keyes was never a serious contender because he was TOO CONSERVATIVE for the GOPe of his late entry

The ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY did not support him. CONSERVATIVES did.

[hillarynot]

The ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY did not support him. CONSERVATIVES did

Yup -- And his opponent was the Trojan Horse and Manchurian candidate . I remember the first time I saw an Obama sign. My reaction was "What the hell is an Obama". It sure didn't take them long to get him to a position where he could do maximum damage.