I think that when Michael Steele, also an African American was Chairman of the Republican Party, that would have been the perfect time to challenge Obama’s eligibility Alan Keyes was/is a birther. His support among the conservative base is probably roughly equivalent to that of Steele...meaning not much. If Steele would have pushed birtherism, he would have been run out of the party before the end of his chairmanship term.
Alan Keyes was/is a birther. His support among the conservative base is probably roughly equivalent to that of Steele...meaning not much. If Steele would have pushed birtherism, he would have been run out of the party before the end of his chairmanship term.
We’ll never know since the operative word in your post is “if.”
To compare Alan Keyes’ support as a minor party candidate operating outside the resources of the national Republican Party and only being on the ballot in 3 states to the support that Steele would have had from within the Republican Party with tens of millions of dollars of resources behind him, just doesn’t seem that equal to me.