Did you know that Keyes didn’t run in the 1988 primary for the Republican nomination for the US Senate seat from Maryland? Nope, he replaced a guy who dropped out.
From the Washington Post, June 26, 1988:
But for all the talk of unity, there were noticeable no-shows at the convention. Neither of the two Republican members of Congress from Maryland — Helen D. Bentley of Baltimore nor Constance A. Morella of Montgomery County — attended the convention, nor did any of the Republicans who serve in the Maryland General Assembly.
Keyes at first shrugged this off and then became angry at reporters who pressed the issue. The news conference ended with Keyes in a shouting match with a radio talk show host from Baltimore.
It’s like history repeating itself–just farther west.