[glorgau]

Keyes was always going to be Keyes. The Republican party in Illinois knew this and that is exactly why they selected him.

[Joe Republc]

"..Keyes was always going to be Keyes. The Republican party in Illinois knew this and that is exactly why they selected him."

Could you explain this a bit? That is, why did they choose Keyes, as opposed to running a lesser-known, local poliitician, who still would lose but not generate this controversy?

-- Joe