I think you've hit upon it perfectly! That's exactly the angle that dictator Keyes and his followers want to project. It's all about the publicity, honey, and the more he gets, the more they get.....if ya know what I mean......
So he and his staff got a "show" now, (although they all seem to say, maybe) I'll bet on Miss Marple's predictions. Getting ratings on cable may just prove to be as hard as lining up voters.......
My experience parallels yours (I even wrote Keyes's name in because he wasn't on the ballot in Pennsylvania). I hope and believe, though, that Keyes is not as embittered as some of his supporters are.
Few things make me angrier than to see alleged conservatives making common cause with socialists just for the sake of trashing someone who dares to agree with them only 95 percent of the time.
I hope Keyes will make us proud to support him again.