even the choir isn't voting for him right now. he has to find some cohesive message - he should run against the national Democrats, that is his only chance:
"why elect Obama to help the Dems block judges, thwart the war on terror, etc, etc"
He's got nothing to lose. if the election is about Illinois issues, he's a loser for sure.
"...he should run against the national Democrats, that is his only chance: "
I wouldn't even think of voting for a senator from my state that ran solely on 'national' issues. That would IMHO be a sure losing strategy. Keyes should find out whats's important to the people of the state he wants to represent - anything else is just being a whore.