"I say that Keyes was not selected to win. He was selected to dim Obama's lamp as much as is practical. Right now, people think Obama is the Second Coming, and that needs to be countered somehow, even if he wins anyway."
Even more important...
KEYES ON THE TICKET WILL BRING CONSERVATIVES WHO WERE CONSIDERING STAYING HOME TO THE POLLS IN *DROVES*
Keyes might lose, but Dubya has a better chance of winning IL.
That's what it seems like is likely to happen --- if the people who aren't pro-abortion liberals, now they have someone to vote for. If it was going to be that other candidate why would they bother to vote?
Very good point, adam_az.