I think the GOP ran Keyes because they knew we didn't have a chance. And ultimately Keyes jumped the shark and supported slave reparations.
Even people as conservative as Eternal Vigilance STILL like Keyes!!! What true conservative supports reparations?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-0408170208aug17,1,3966582.story
I'll simply note the irony of the fact that many of the same posters that are gratuitously attacking Keyes right here, today, were attacking him during the IL Senate race. If anyone helped Obama, it was RINOs. At least Keyes had the courage, in the face of insurmountable odds, to take on the "Rising Star" hero of the Left.
Keyes had no business running for Senate in IL. The worst.