Yep...I guess we're all moderates now eh?
Keyes has not only never held an elected position,he has never won an election.
He has managed to turn off many of his supporters.
No matter what anyone says,his own words about Hillary are going to haunt him throughout this election cycle.
For all of the posts by rose colored glass wearers here,the simple fact is that there are not enough Conservatives,in Ill.,to give him more than 30% of the vote,at most.The Dems WILL then use his loss,to attack ALL of Conservatism,saying that Keyes is THE icon of Conservatives and his loss proves that Conservatism isn't viable and especially NOT for blacks.And NO,he will NOT make any inroads with blacks in Ill.!
Keyes has several problems,which he can not overcome.Look at the demographics and voting patterns,in Ill.,for the last ten years.
Keyes has two very bad oratory problems.First,he's a 19th century style orator/debater.Second,he talks DOWN to his audiences.Third,he often uses words that the "common man" neither knows nor understand.Fourth,he treats those who disagree with him,as though they are mental midgets/children.Fifth,he even treats those who agree with him as idiots at times.
HE IS AN OUTSIDER!
Yes,for " true believers",he delivers red meat;however,he also can and has turned even many of these people off.
There are people,staunch Conservatives,who have not forgotten how Keyes blasted President Bush AFTER he became president. Will some of them vote for Alan?Probably,but not all of them.Yes,I know,cutting off their collective noses to spit their face,but some people in California did that too,voting for Tancredo,instead of Arnold and are still trying to undercut Arnold.
Keyes decided to start at the top,by running for president,with absolutely NO kind of creditentials.He then used the RACE CARD and "victim" garbage,TWICE,and became more Sarptonesque/Jacksonesque than "principled".The hunger strike strike didn't help him any either.
His cable show was a dismal failure and due almost entirely to himself.
Now this carpetbagger run for Senator,in a state he has NO connection with.And don't hand me the canard that "he was asked to",because IF he is really so principled,he could have and should have declined the "honor"!
This run will NOT "sow seeds",will NOT "win over" people,and just may hurt President Bush's re-election figures in Ill.! THIS IS THE FINAL NAIL IN KEYES' POLITICAL COFFIN.