[WOSG]

"My point is that as a matter of practical politics his style may well be an impediment to his getting elected. "

well he did pretty poorly in Maryland senate race... Maybe he can find a congressional district to try in, he needs a conservative district to match his rhetoric. It would be great to have him in a more responsible role than a warm-up act for conservative gatherings.

[Amelia]

well he did pretty poorly in Maryland senate race... Maybe he can find a congressional district to try in, he needs a conservative district to match his rhetoric. It would be great to have him in a more responsible role than a warm-up act for conservative gatherings.

He doesn't want to win. If he did, he'd run for something he had a chance of winning.

If he won, he'd have to compromise just like all the other politicians if he wanted to accomplish something -- read history, even the Founding Fathers disagreed on some pretty important points and had to compromise with each other.

However, if Keyes compromised, after all his rhetoric, he'd be seen as "selling out" and "abandoning his principles" - so, he can't win, he can only criticize those who have won and who are doing something (just not as much as, or exactly what, he'd like them to do.)

He runs to get publicity so he can demand higher speaking fees, and so he can appear to be trying to change the system.

[tcuoohjohn]

" warm up act for conservative gatherings"

Yipes.. You do have a way of cutting to the chase don't you?

I suspect that Keyes may have painted himself into a corner on the style thing. It is the perfect delivery for a "warm up act" as you say. It is not a style conducive to getting elected. Being a political second banana for others may not be what Keyes had envisioned for himself. Given the style, I'd guess it's what he will have to settle for.