What are the demographics of Illinois? Are the rural people solidly Conservative? I know Chicago has many blacks but are there some Conservative or at least anti-abortion blacks there? How liberal or conservative are the whites in Chicago?
IMO, Keyes will win outside Cook County with a good margin.
Can he make inroads in Cook County? That's the question.
It all depends on how the race is run.
Alan will have the best of the best on his team. That's all I'm willing to say right now.