Posted on 08/09/2004 7:43:52 AM PDT by churchillbuff
Don't assume that every Repub did as you did? Clinton's residency was never the primary (or even a main) reason why Repubs (or Conservatives) opposed her. And it never was the reason why we didn't think people should vote for her.
How can we now support Keyes? He's not from Illinois and has never lived there. He doesn't have a prayer in this election yet a bunch of Republicans will become hypocrites and support him just because he's in the GOP.
Conservatives are going to support Keyes because he is the best man for the job. And of course it's a long shot, Anyone, Keyes or even Ditka would be a long shot with such a late start. But no chance? Why? Do you think that it's because he's a "carpetbagger"? Remember what happened in NY.
If we can't find a decent Republican from the state then we deserve to lose it. Well the Rino leadership in the IL Repub party certainly deserves to lose with the way they've been mismanaging the party. But so what? I want the people of IL to have the best senator possible. I want a principled outspoken fearless conservative in the Senate, not a radical leftist. Is that what you want? or only if he's from IL, so you don't have to admit you were wrong before.
I can hear it now "Vote for Obama he's lighter" this message has been paid for by the DNC.
Obama said he'd debate the GOP nominee six times. This was before Keyes was announced. Obama's trying to get it down to two.
Yep. He's on the run.
Alan has the initiative. If he keeps it, he will win.
I think he has an excellent chance ... where do you derive your pessimism?
Keyes marches alone at Billiken Parade... and gets ambushed
Monday, August 16, 2004
By The Leader-Chicago Bureau
CHICAGO -- At the 75th annual Bud Billiken Parade in Chicago Saturday, the only Illinois Republican candidate or official who showed up was its newest ambassador, U.S. Senate candidate of six days, Alan Keyes.
Billed as the largest African-American parade in the nation, with 1.2 million people lining the route in 2003 and 25 million television viewers, the Billiken Parade and Picnic were originally created to give underprivileged children a day of fun.
But it was not fun for Keyes and his small band of volunteer supporters, who withstood the backlash of Democrat Senate candidate Barack Obama's popularity as, for the first time in U.S. history, two African-American candidates for U.S. Senate faced an African-American crowd.
Keyes marched without any Republican Party support. Flanking him in front and back were nary a Party official to be seen, nor were there any GOP floats, signs, or stickers.
Party Chairman Judy Baar Topinka sent a car on behalf of her State Treasurer's office, but she herself did not participate in the parade.
"Where was the Bush float? The GOP Cook County float? Jim Edgar? Jim Thompson? Any GOP committeemen?" angrily wondered one Keyes marcher. "All their talk of reaching out to this community is meaningless."
Republican Communications Director Jason Gerwig told IllinoisLeader.com he had no answers regarding GOP participation or nonparticipation in the parade.
"I'm not at my desk and don't have my notes on that event in front of me," Gerwig responded
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