Obama’s agents had gotten the divorce records of the GOP candidate Ryan leaked that had salacious details that forced him out of the race for the IL Senate seat.
Keyes jumped in rather than let Obama have it in a walk.
I think he did the best he could.
And Ditka turned down the invitation
Precisely as I remember it. At least Keyes got him into debates. I doubt anyone was going to beat him as the fix was already in, but the real culprit was Ryan and his stupid sexual proclivities.