Republican Alan Keyes wasn’t just low on support, his party didn’t bring much of a group out for him.

The Maryland native and Presidential candidate didn’t appear on any of the

election totals ending a stormy run at the Iowa caucuses Thursday.

“The media responded by just ignoring him

and pretending that he didn’t even

exist,” said Stephen Stone, CEO of Alan Keyes for President Committee.

The response came after a night when Keyes finished at the bottom of the Iowa

Caucus polls. Stone, who had spent most of the day handing out pamphlets and

fliers in support of Keyes said many of the caucus sites he visited did not

list the Republican as a choice. He blames much of that on the media and

Keyes’ decision to enter the Presidential race late, in September of 2007.

Since then, Keyes has been left out of a number of debates, including the

Republican CNN/YouTube debate in November of 2007.

“You can’t mount a very effective national campaign when the media won’t even

acknowledge your running,” Stone said.

Keyes, who was unavailable for comment Thursday night, hosted a caucus party

at the Ramada Hotel in Des Moines where 12 voters came out to support him.

“He’s a strict constitutionalist and he’s never waved from his cause,” said

Kelly Still a Keyes supporter for 10 years from Des Moines.

Despite the low turnout, Still said he planned to stick by Keyes, even after

disappointing Presidential runs in 1996 and 2000, both that resulted in loses.

“When you have convictions, it’s never difficult,” Still said. “It’s difficult

to see the media ignore him at times.”

While Keyes declined to address the crowd, some shared memories of previous

speeches they had seen by him

“He’s a down to earth Godly man and that’s why I support him,” said Dianna

Ellis of Norwalk. “He’s what I believe the nation needs.”