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Will Alan Keyes Bolt The GOP? (possible Constitution Party run)
Radar Online (New York) ^ | March 7, 2008 | Nick Curran

Posted on 03/07/2008 11:58:49 PM PST by Kurt Evans

Presidential candidate Alan Keyes may be leaving the GOP. In a conference call last night, Keyes is said to have told supporters that staying in the Republican Party would be "an occasion of sin" and he's ready to bolt. Keyes ... reportedly wants no part in selecting the "type of deodorant we need to make a stinking candidate acceptable to conservatives." A Keyes supporter confirms to Radar that the former Reagan administration official "stated in the conference call that he could no longer remain in the Republican Party."

As for what's next, a third party bid seems like a good bet. Keyes hinted at the possibility on a radio program in January, and an e-mail sent out by the campaign after last night's conference call ... included a link for supporters who "want to vote for Alan as your 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice on the Constitution Party presidential poll." A Keyes message board commenter who claims to have been on the conference call last night said regarding the possibility of a Constitution Party run that, "Alan asked us to pray about it." ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; alankeyes; alternative; backlash; conservatism; constitutionparty; founders; foundingfathers; gop; illinois; johnmccain; keyes; minorparties; nobama; obamasama; osamabama; prophetjeremiah; revolt; screwmccain; spoiler; thirdparty; truechoice
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McCain - Keyes '08 ?
(Probably not.)

1 posted on 03/07/2008 11:58:50 PM PST by Kurt Evans
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PBS presidential debate in Baltimore, MD:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1980602/posts

Independents add interest to U.S. House race:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1982356/posts


2 posted on 03/07/2008 11:59:08 PM PST by Kurt Evans (This message not approved by any candidate or candidate's committee.)
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To: Kurt Evans

Good, McCain won’t be losing out on many voters.


3 posted on 03/08/2008 12:01:34 AM PST by bahblahbah
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To: Kurt Evans

Keyes would mop the floor with McCain, as he did in 2000. If Keyes were to run as a third party candidate, expect the gatekeepers as usual to exclude Keyes from coming anywhere near the building of any of the Presidential debates .


4 posted on 03/08/2008 12:02:29 AM PST by CounterCounterCulture (Keyes for President)
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To: Kurt Evans
As for what's next, a third party bid seems like a good bet.

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Yeah, that'll energize the conservatives Alan. Sure.

5 posted on 03/08/2008 12:03:31 AM PST by RoadKingSE (How do you know that the light at the end of the tunnel isn't a muzzle flash?)
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To: CounterCounterCulture
"If you don't see the choice, be the choice." - Alan Keyes
6 posted on 03/08/2008 12:08:14 AM PST by EternalVigilance ("What fellowship has light with darkness?")
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7 posted on 03/08/2008 12:08:53 AM PST by Freedom2specul8 (Please pray for our troops.... http://anyservicemember.navy.mil/)
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To: CounterCounterCulture
Keyes would mop the floor with McCain, as he did in 2000.

Absolutely!

8 posted on 03/08/2008 12:09:09 AM PST by roamer_1 (Conservative always, Republican no more.)
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To: Kurt Evans
In the November 2004 Illinois Senate election, Barack Obama received 70% of the vote to Alan Keyes's 27%, the largest electoral victory in Illinois history. Now he's thinking about running for President as a third party candidate?

What a great idea, Ambassador Keyes...you've never been elected to anything and it's good to see you're not missing the opportunity to keep your miserable record of abject failure intact!

9 posted on 03/08/2008 12:12:37 AM PST by Chunga (Vote Republican)
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To: Kurt Evans
Keyes would do for the Constitution Party what he did for the GOP in Illinois.

Wrong man for the job. I like him for the most part, but he just rubs a lot of people the wrong way.

Still, he's the best of the 4 in the race.....

10 posted on 03/08/2008 12:13:21 AM PST by Defiant (Para votar Obama, se necessita una cabeza de nada...un cabeza de nada, para mi para ti, ay arriba..)
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To: roamer_1
The republic is dead... but it can be resurrected...
11 posted on 03/08/2008 12:13:49 AM PST by EternalVigilance ("What fellowship has light with darkness?")
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To: Chunga

The question is, what are you “winning” with your beloved “winners?”


12 posted on 03/08/2008 12:14:54 AM PST by EternalVigilance ("What fellowship has light with darkness?")
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To: Chunga

The cloak of failure belongs rightly to the moronic voters who choose socialism and slavery over opportunity and freedom.


13 posted on 03/08/2008 12:15:17 AM PST by CounterCounterCulture (Keyes for President)
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To: Kurt Evans; All
McCain stinks, but I humbly suggest we get involved with helping conservative candidates in other races instead of devoting our time, energy, money and other resources to no-shot 'statement' presidential candidates.

There are plenty of real opportunities to help good conservatives win elections around the country, and the conservatives that we do elect this year could be our farm league for future presidential nominees.

We even have one of our own, John Armor, running for Congress in the 11th District of North Carolina - and you know he's a conservative.

14 posted on 03/08/2008 12:16:22 AM PST by MitchellC (Put a Freeper in Congress! Freepmail me to join the John Armor for Congress ping list)
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To: Chunga; Kurt Evans
In the November 2004 Illinois Senate election, Barack Obama received 70% of the vote to Alan Keyes's 27%, the largest electoral victory in Illinois history. [...]

Wow. Yeah. A rock-ribbed, righter than right Conservative losing to a Communist in bright blue liberal Illinois. Who'da thunk it?

15 posted on 03/08/2008 12:17:06 AM PST by roamer_1 (Conservative always, Republican no more.)
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To: roamer_1

I know Alan speaks the truth for the most part, but he has really gotten pompous and ridiculous. I have heard him quite pushy and forcefull on talk radio when force wasn’t needed at all. And now he is possibly going to pull some voters away from McCain which could swing it to the democrats and we will be left with much more evil and no good supreme court appointments. What kind of sense does that make? I think he is simply angry at the weaknesses that he sees in the republican party and judges the hell out of it but that judgement is seen as righteous in his mind. I believe he needs some patience and then his strength won’t come out as anger and pushiness. If we can get a majority back in congress, great things could happen.


16 posted on 03/08/2008 12:17:19 AM PST by fabian
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To: CounterCounterCulture
The cloak of failure belongs rightly to the moronic voters who choose socialism and slavery over opportunity and freedom.

The cloak of idiocy belongs to anyone who advocates voting for a phony perennial candidate like Alan Keyes.

17 posted on 03/08/2008 12:21:52 AM PST by Chunga (Vote Republican)
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To: fabian

Your comments credit him with more than he deserves. There’s a screw loose somewhere in the Alan Keyes picture.


18 posted on 03/08/2008 12:23:06 AM PST by txrangerette (Just say "no" to the Obama Cult and the Clinton Machine!!)
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To: Kurt Evans

Perhaps a website which lets liberals vote for Nader if we agree to vote for Keyes should be created?


19 posted on 03/08/2008 12:24:08 AM PST by Nateman (Drop the house on her already!)
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To: fabian
And now he is possibly going to pull some voters away from McCain

Good, and rightly so. In fact, I would say there is a better chance of victory in November with the Reagan Conservative than with the Bakerite. Patriot, Conservative, Constitutional scholar versus the Traitorous Bastard... It isn't a hard choice for me to make.

Godspeed Alan Keyes! You'll have my vote!

20 posted on 03/08/2008 12:25:11 AM PST by roamer_1 (Conservative always, Republican no more.)
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