Tuesday marked a homecoming of sorts and the start of a Texas tour for Alan Keyes, a Republican hopeful for president who bills himself as the only "complete conservative" in the race.
Keyes, an orator and former Reagan administration ambassador, stopped by Cole High School to talk to students about his years there as a young man while his dad was stationed at Fort Sam Houston. He also visited wounded troops at the post.
"The solid foundation for my life was laid in San Antonio, at Cole High School," said Keyes, who visited the school for the first time in 40 years.
Though his father's Army career forced his family to move often, Keyes was at Cole all through high school, from 1964 to 1968. He excelled in speech and debate there and was elected student body president.
Keyes has three stops at local churches today, including a 7 p.m. speaking engagement at New Life Christian Center. An "America's Revival" rally at Knights of Columbus No. 4140 at 6909 Camp Bullis Road, set for 7 p.m. Thursday, is open to the public.
His campaign has focused on abortion, taxes and border security. He said he also will talk more about his "fair tax" proposal to abolish income taxes and replace them with sales taxes, to help the economy.
But first, he said, he needs to build support here and in Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, Corpus Christi and Beaumont. He said he's had a tough time competing in a presidential race that embodies a "communist style of politics," putting a select few hopefuls on an inside track.
"There are things that have happened in this race that made me wonder if we're still living in America," he said.
While political observers are focused on Feb. 5, when more than 20 states hold primaries or caucuses, Keyes said the race "will be just beginning."
The Texas primary is March 4.
Keyes, who ran against Sen. Barack Obama in Illinois in 2004, said he believes Obama's popularity is based on a "smarmy glamour," a "superficial kind of steel" that appeals to voters. He called Obama a "ruthless ideologue" whose abortion-rights policies are immoral.
"I think a lot of people really don't understand what he stands for," Keyes said.
In the end, Keyes said, he hopes to reverse a current "assault on self-government" that has burdened taxpayers and removed morality from the nation's decision-making process.
"This campaign is based on support at the grass roots," he said. "I'm running to win."
Com menos de 72 horas para a Super terça-feira o evento preliminar da eleição, os candidatos republicanos e democráticos estão fazendo campanha nos Estados Americanos deste fim de semana nas esperanças de ganharem votos. 

A senatora democráta Hilary Clinton sesteve no sábado no estado da California, quando o senador rival Barack Obama fez campanha em Idaho, Minnesota, e Missouri ontem. Entretanto, a campanha de Clinton está também atual dentro do Arkansas hoje onde o presidente anterior, Bill Clinton, está falando sobre reformas educacionais. 

No lado republicano, Mike Huckabee está no sul, a tentar ganhar a sustentação dos companheiros Evangélicos para sua campanha. O senador John McCain está em Nashville hoje, antes que dirigir-se ao estado do oponente Mitt Romney, o Massachusetts amanhã. 

Também na parte dianteira da eleição, os senadores McCain e Obama na sexta-feira ganharam os endossos do Los Angeles, um dos jornais os mais lidos nos E. U.. Obama recebeu também os endossos do comitê de ação política liberal em MoveOn.org e da união internacional dos empregados do serviço da California, que representa 650.000 pessoas. 

A maioria dos candidatos estão levantando fundos para a tevê que anuncia este fim de semana, incluíndo o senador McCain cujo a campanha arejará em 20 estados este fim de semana. O grupo da análise dos meios da campanha estima que a despesa no ads político sozinho poderia alcançar uns 20 milhões de dólares. 

Alan Keyes, um dos candidatos republicanos que não recebeu o excesso da atenção dos meios o passado poucos meses, deslocados seus esforços da campanha no Texas, onde está neste fim de semana. Sua campanha é notável porque é composta pela maior parte de esforços dos camponeses. A super Terça-feira é no fato o dia o mais grande das eleições preliminares para candidatos republicanos e democráticos, com eleições em 24 estados.