[dirtboy]

The hatred of Keyes is, was and always will be about abortion.

Uh, no. I am pro-life - however, Keyes seeks to turn such a position into a losing cause instead of a winning one the way Reagan did.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

Just as sure as conservatives have to make compromises to win elections in leftist strongholds, the conservative movement needs to have uncompromising voices to keep the movement moving rightward. Otherwise, compromise becomes an end, and not a means to one.

Keyes serves that purpose, and it's a valuable one. Leftists understand this with their "purists". We'd rather throw ours to the sharks. That's why they're in power and we're not.

Keyes does not seek to cost Republicans elections. He seeks to move the party to the right.