PS. okay smartypants - the 3 conservative issues better than aborion that will win Keyes the Senate race are: ... ???
How about 1) making the tax cuts permanent, 2) supporting Bush in his desire to appoint strict constructionists judges to the courts, and 3)doing what is necessary to win the war on terror.
If those arent enough, you could add in improving education in the state (e.g., vouchers anyone?) or even a constitutional ammendment to ban gay marriage. More than 70% of us in the next state over supported a ban on gay marriage and more than half of those voting were Dems because of a hotley contested Dem Gubernatorial primary.
Of course, Osama Bin Keyes picks as his top two issues abortion (which is not going to persuade anyone to change their vote)and reparations for blacks (which will persuade Illinois Republicans that they have committed suicide and just dont know it yet).