You will be one of a vanishingly small minority. From mid-January on, Ambassador Keyes campaigned only in Texas, yet he rceived only 0.62% of the vote from Texans. His best showing was in North Carolina with 2.7%, but by that time everyone in the race but McCain and Ron Paul had dropped out. In fact, he finished behind "no preference" and almost 10 points behind a guy (Huckabee) who had been out of the race for two months.
But, let's try a thought experiment. Let's say that many people follow your lead, and Ambassador Keyes gets 15% of the popular vote. If that happened...
Who would take office on January 20, 2009?
Who will be Commander-in-Chief from January 20, 2009 until at least January 20, 2013?
Who will appoint judges to the federal bench and justices to the Supreme Court of the United States for four years?
I look forward to your answer.
This election is extraordinary in that the candidates emerging from the Democrat and Republican primaries are already considered unacceptable by so many, and the number of like-minded folks on this matter could easily grow to reach the 35%-40% necessary to win this election. I encourage folks to vote for the candidate who best represents their views. If McCain best represents your views, I hope you’ll stand up and say so. Alan Keyes — by far — represents my views better than the other candidates. I’m glad he’s still a candidate.