“...would he or would he not, under the circumstances faced by Alan Keyes, already be President of the United States?”
No. Being a conservative who voted for him in his 2 MD Senate races, he did well considering MD is a one Party state. He was eloquent, persuasive, and made sharp points in his debates. However, the Party has to prioritize who gets the bulk of the money in swing states or states where there is no incumbent. Maryland is a hopeless cause and when he didn’t get the money he though he deserved to get - he resorted to the same old tired calls of racism in the GOP. He lost me at that point. He has now been in about 4 major runs for office: 2 Senate, 2 President. A good conservative voice in the wilderness but no potential for anything other than that.
Well, that's an answer, one I hope you're correct about.
But I'll admit that I have serious doubts.
I must say, though, for the record, the bias against Alan has more to do with a bias against boldly-spoken conservative truth than anything else, by far.