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Article: Republican Keyes blames GOP, media for Senate election loss.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- November 5, 2004
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By Liam Ford, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Nov. 5--Two days after his record loss in the U.S. Senate race, Republican Alan Keyes conceded defeat during a radio interview Thursday. But he said he would never congratulate the winner, Barack Obama, because the Democrat stood for "a culture evil enough to destroy the very soul and heart of my country."
Keyes sounded a defiant note Tuesday night when he addressed supporters, but then dropped from public view after losing to Obama 70 percent to 27 percent, the biggest gap ever in an Illinois U.S. Senate race.
He resurfaced, in voice only, Thursday during a phone interview ...