Alan is Adamant

Although John McCain has secured enough votes to gain the Republican nomination, Alan Keyes refuses to accept McCain's more moderate Republican views and has continued to stay in the race, setting an example for conservatives everywhere who do not accept McCain's ideas. Keyes has also pondered taking another route in the election, mentioning to supporters on Friday that he would consider leaving the Republican party and running as a candidate from the Consitution Party. A Keyes supporter noted on his blog that "Alan asked us to pray about it. That’s what he is doing as he is considering these things. He did not say that he is definately going to do it, but from the tone of things I am going to say its very likely." This is a calculated move by Keyes to show his disdain for McCain and run as a third party spoiler candidate. Many officials on the Keyes campaign have echoed this sentiment, repeating the opinion voiced by Alan himself that he refuses to be a Republican who accepts the "type of deodorant we need to make a stinking candidate acceptable to conservatives."

Keyes to do something!

Alan Keyes has announced Friday that he will leave the GOP citing the fact the John McCain is going to be the Republican nominee. Keyes said that he will join the Constitution Party and possible run as a third party candidate. March 3 Alan Keyes attended a rally in Denton, Texas where he stated that Republican have to stop the scare tactics, as they do not work any more and cultivate a positive image for the Republican party as well as "reintroducing" the Christian Faith into the government. Keyes then went on to Trash-Talk his opponents John McCain and Barak Obama, charging McCain with flip-flopping on abortion and Obama of being "pro-murder, pro-indecency and pro-homosexual."

2/26-3/03/08

The moment of truth for Alan Keyes’ campaign is fast approaching. For the past few months, Keyes has been mirroring Guiliani’s Florida campaign in a mini-blitz of Texas. In the past week, he has visited Houston, Galveston, and Dallas . At one stop along the way, Keyes was introduced as someone who could be found “’eating some unlucky liberal for lunch.’” Not to be outdone by the grandiose emcee, Keyes gravely warned the audience to beware of the “’little oligarch of black-robed judges will substitute themselves for government of, by, and for the people, and that we will have government by judicial fiat, instead of government by consent. This is not a fiction. It's not something that might happen. It is happening.’"
Keyes name will appear on the Texas ballot tomorrow, along with the Vermont and Rhode Island ballots. Keyes’ campaign will have to make the crucial decision whether to stay in the race after the returns from Texas tomorrow. Today, he will hold the grand finale to his Texas campaign at a rally at the University of North Texas. An official flyer advertising the evening’s activities invites people to “Come and hear the man we so desperately need in the White House” because “his foreign policy and national defense experience, his understanding of our form of republican government, and his vision for restoring our moral, economic, and physical sovereignty far exceed any other candidate’s this election!”


http://www.alankeyes.com/articles/080229texas.php
http://www.alankeyes.com/pdf/texas_rally.pdf

Alan Keyes Update 2/19-25/08

Alan Keyes’ presidential campaign labored on for another week in continued obscurity. Though his name did not appear on last week’s major primary in Wisconsin, it appears Keyes is focusing his time and energy on the upcoming Texas primary. His campaign is still based in the Lone Star State.

Dodd Endorses Obama

Although he is now busier than ever in Congress trying to promote economic stimulus bills and oppose wiretapping immunity, Chris Dodd still has time to keep a foot in the race for the Democratic nomination. On Wednesday, Chris Dodd decided to endorse Senator Barack Obama for president, becoming the first former presidential candidate to formally endorse someone. Although Dodd admitted he was unsure of Obama’s abilities in the incipient phases of the race, he now feels that Obama is “ready to be president.” Dodd gave his endorsement remarks in Cleveland, Ohio, where Obama was currently campaigning leading up the crucial primaries on March 4th. He spoke at a press conference, where he voiced many of his ideas about the campaign, worrying that the Democratic voters are lacking a figure to rally around because of the drawn out struggle between Obama and Clinton. Dodd said that he chose Obama because “he believes Barack Obama is uniquely qualified to help us face this housing crisis, create good jobs, strengthen America's families in this 21st century global economy, unite the world against terrorism and end the war in Iraq -- and perhaps more importantly, call the American people to shared service and sacrifice.” After speaking eloquently on Obama’s behalf, Chris Dodd went on to crusade for other causes later the same week—trying to alleviate the foreclosure crisis and “restoring the confidence of consumers and investors in our economy.”