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I live in Du Page County, IL. In the days of Reagan, Du Page voted Republican, 65% - 70%. For the 2004 election, Du Page voted for Bush by only 54-45. Obama whipped Keyes, 65-31 in Du Page. Alan Keyes has said that he plans on sticking around in my state for a while longer. No doubt, he intends to see if he can drive more voters to the Democratic Party.

The Daily Herald is a marginal paper at best. Crane lost because he stayed to long and got fat on the land. Melissa Bean is one term and out. No one voted for her, just voted against Crane. In terms of Obama he will be held down by The GOP majority in the Senate who will not give him a chance to shine. He was fortunate to not have to face a good candidate after the Jack Ryan scandal. The Illinois GOP needs to run statewide candidates who can trim the Chicago vote deficit which gave Kerry a 800k lead. Jim Edgar and Peter Fitzgerald were able to do that and they won.

Knock Keyes if you like, but what other Republican do you suppose will bring so many votes in a Senate Race?

Peter Fitzgerald is a popular Senator and chose not to run for re-election because he says that a Republican in IL starts 10% behind, and he's right. He had no chance of winning.

I volunteered for Jim Durkin in 2002, a very popular candidate with a great state record. Fairly moderate guy, with a 100% farmer rating. He was a state Senator with great bi-partisan backing and name recognition.

Jim Durkin got 1,317,196 votes for Senate in 2002. He lost in a landslide.

Alan Keyes has received (so far...votes are still being counted) 1,376,044 votes and counting. That's a five percent IMPROVEMENT since 2002. He also lost in a landslide.

Dupage is becoming more Democrat by the year, no doubt about it. Here in Wheaton, I saw so many Kerry/Edwards and Obama signs that it made me sick. We have to accept that an exploding minority population, just like in AZ and NV, as well as other factors, are shifting every county in our state. Dems hold all the statewide offices despite the fact that Republicans regularly run RINOS. Dupage is getting more Democrat every election and just following the trend of the state. As the population booms, so does the Dems' support.

I too am shocked by how many people move out to Wheaton/Glen Ellyn because they have the lowest crime rates around, are among the best schools in the entire nation, lowest teen pregnancy rates, etc. etc. and then immediately decide that they need to vote everybody out (fire them) and replace them all with Democrats. They just don't get it.

Keyes did better in a statewide Senate election than anyone else would have. Nobody on our side has brought out more voters than he did. That's what is so sad about the Keyes run....he actually got more voters out than Durkin or anyone else.

Keyes can't do any more "harm" to this state. This state is doing it to itself. I've never seen a candidate get 100% positive press before; even Kerry had to answer some charges (Swiftees, medals, etc.). Obama never had a single moment of bad press. Not once. Never.

You just can't beat that. And who in IL do Conservatives turn to? Even Pat O'Malley couldn't win the primary in 2002.