I wasn't worried. I don't doubt that Alan will open his mouth again and immediately after he does, he will drop another 2 or 3 points in the polls. I do however think that Keyes cannot drop below 20. At least 20% of Illinois will still vote for him no matter what comes out of his mouth.
Whether it's giving black Americans tax-free status for an unspecified amount of time or labeling half of America terrorists, count on Keyes to always stick his foot in his mouth.
He's been doing it since the 2000 primaries, in which he accused the press of being racist and that's why they weren't covering him as much as Bush and Keyes. Keyes didn't stop to think that MAYBE, just MAYBE, they weren't covering him because he couldn't get above 5% in the polls. We heard the same whining from Kucinich in the primaries earlier this year. Both parties have their fringe candidates and they should largely be ignored, in my opinion.
I meant Bush and McCain, not Bush and Keyes.
One huge difference, betweek Keyes and Kucinich, in case you haven't noticed, is that Keyes is right on the most important issues, whereas Kucinich is wrong.