In case you didn't notice, Hitlery was the defacto president, and ran for a Senate seat. She has a following ( why , I'll NEVER understand, but she had / has one ) and, as usual, that election was filled with fruad.
OTOH, Keyes consistantly and constantly manages to lose many people, who once thought that he was worthy of a vote. Me for one. He is condescending, pontificates, instead of orates, and has far worse facial mannerisms , than President Bush's " smirk " ; which I am beginning to believe is a tic , from pressure or habit.
Keyes pulled the " race " / " victim " card once, and I gave him a pass on it. He pulled it again, and I now place him in the mirror image corner of Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton.
Actually, he ran for the Senate. He failed miserably. He also paid himself a pretty hefty salary out of campaign funds which became a controversy at the time.
Beyond that, I completely agree with your post. The race/victim thing was too much for me to stomach, as well.