This is a great observation. Keyes always comes across as the most articulate, intelligent, and passionate debater. I look forward most to his answers, not because I always agree with them, but because they will be presented forthrightly, thoughtfully, panderlessly, rhetorically satisfying, at times delightfully surprising.
But I think you are right. There is an air of superiority in his presentation, a detachment that can be perceived as unappealing. I think the man is just too smart for that office, and America wants someone they can relate to better. He'd make a heck of a press secretary if he could avoid inserting his opinions over those of his employer.
I hate to be so brutally honest where he is concerned because his analysis of issues is so superb. He has clearly studied them and understands them well. I understand fully how hard it is not to come off as condescending when you know something so well. What he needs to do is step back a little and package his answers a bit for public consumption. I’d love to have Alan Keyes as President but America as he is would not have him.