[Gelato]

If Alan Keyes is such a potent candidate for the Republican party, why hasn't he ever won a Republican primary? Why hasn't he ever come close?

That's not true.

Senate Republican Primary Election Results, Maryland, 1992:

 James H. Berry	        3%
 John J. Bishop	        4%
 Joseph I. Cassily	8%
 Joyce Friend-Nalepka	3%
 Herman J. Hannan	1%
 Stuart Hopkins	        2%
*Alan L. Keyes	        46%
 Martha S. Klima	10%
 William H Krehnbrink	1%
 Scott L. Meredith	2%
 Ross Z. Pierpont	6%
 Edward R. Shannon	2%
 S Rob Sobhani	        6%
 Romie A Sonqer	        3%
 Eugene R Zarwell	3%

Mr Keyes had 95,706 votes or 46 percent in the Republican contest with all 1,593 precincts reporting. His nearest challenger in the 15 candidate field was Baltimore County state Del. Martha Klima who received 20,075 votes or 10 percent.

I guess you'll find this pretty meaningful.

[okie01]

[Keyes'] nearest challenger in the 15 candidate field was Baltimore County state Del. Martha Klima who received 20,075 votes or 10 percent.

I'm not sure I'd call waxing the likes Martha Klima and Eugene R. Zarwell "meaningful".

I'll grant Keyes won a primary -- which was indeed news to me. But does that really mean anything. Because nobody outside of family and neighbors ever heard of the other 14...