Posted by
Bob Parks on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 11:00:33 AM
So Alan Keyes has announced he’s leaving the Republican Party. Over the last few months, I’ve received numerous emails and comments from those hoping that Keyes would enter the presidential race in some capacity: either as a candidate for the top spot, or that one of those running would select him for veep.
Many of those people believe he has the conservative credentials to codify a fractured Republican voting block.
I beg to differ.
This morning, I received the following press release from a publicist…
ALAN KEYES LEAVES REPUBLICAN PARTY
Will the Republican Party Go the Way of the Whigs?
Is history about to repeat itself?
Abraham Lincoln left the popular party of his day, The Whigs, to run for President on the long shot fringe new political party calling themselves Republicans. The long shot won and Honest Abe became the first Republican President.
On April 15, 2008 at 9 pm ET in the Lincoln Room in Hazelton, PA, Dr. Alan Keyes made history: he formally left the Republican Party and is looking seriously at a Presidential run on the “long shot” Constitution Party ticket. The Constitution Party convention begins in just over one week.
Whenever I hear Alan Keyes’ name, I also hear two words: Barack Obama. Continued...