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thehill.com - 25 days ago
Giannoulias poll shows him up 3 on Kirk, better for general
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Illinois state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (D) leads Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) by three points, 46-43, in an internal poll in their Senate race. The Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research poll also shows former Chicago Inspector General David Hoffman (D) trailing Kirk 48-39. Kirk and ...
blogs.suntimes.com - 22 days ago
Kirk courting Sarah Palin; in Chicago for Oprah Winfrey show
— blogs.suntimes.com — WASHINGTON -- Rep. Mark Kirk, who casts himself as a moderate, on Monday dodged questions about whether... he wanted help from conservative former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in his race for Senate -- only to have the truth surface Wednesday. He is ... (more) Kirk courting Sarah Palin; in Chicago for Oprah Winfrey show

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huffingtonpost.com - 23 days ago
Kirk Seeks Palin Endorsement One Year After Trashing Her
— huffingtonpost.com — Republican Senate candidate Mark Kirk of Illinois is reportedly trying to get Sarah Plain to endorse his... candidacy, which is not surprising considering the formidable sway the former Alaska governor seems to hold on the conservative movement. But ... (more) Kirk Seeks Palin Endorsement One Year After Trashing Her

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alternet.org - 21 days ago
Kirk Seeks Palin Endorsement One Year After Trashing Her
— alternet.org — Republican Senate candidate Mark Kirk of Illinois is reportedly trying to get Sarah Plain to endorse his... candidacy, which is not surprising considering the formidable sway the former Alaska governor seems to hold on the conservative movement. But ... (more) Kirk Seeks Palin Endorsement One Year After Trashing Her

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ArchPundit:  Giannoulias 46 Kirk 43 Internal Giannoulias Poll

Swing State Project:  SSP Daily Digest: 11/2

Political Animal:  Tuesday's campaign round-up

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Giannoulias 46 Kirk 43 Internal Giannoulias Poll
ArchPundit — The Hill has the story   Illinois state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (D) leads Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) by three points, 46-43, in an internal poll in their Senate race. The Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research poll also shows former Chicago Inspector General David Hoffman (D) trailing Kirk 48-39.   I’m sure more details will be out soon. ...

SSP Daily Digest: 11/2
Swing State Project — ... Meanwhile, on the Senate front, state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias is touting his own internal poll from GQR giving him a 3-point edge on Rep. Mark Kirk in a general election, 46-43. The same poll finds less-known Democrat former Chicago Inspector General David Hoffman trailing Kirk 48-39. ...

Tuesday's campaign round-up
Political Animal — ... a crowded Republican gubernatorial field. Jim Ryan is not related for former Illinois Gov. George Ryan (R), who is now a convicted felon. * Speaking of Illinois, state Treasurer and U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias (D) has a new poll showing him leading Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) by three points, 46% to 43%, in a hypothetical match-up. * A new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll shows Texas Gov. Rick Perry ...

Kirk Slammed From Right And Left For Courting Sarah Palin
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... his liberal voting record." The Hughes campaign followed up on Thursday with poll numbers that it claims show that self-described conservatives overwhelmingly prefer Hughes to Kirk. According to their numbers, Kirk's favorable to unfavorable rating among conservatives is 2.7:1, compared with 9:1 for Hughes. The Kirk campaign could not be reached for comment. Kirk holds a vast lead over Hughes in both fundraising and name recognition. Recent polls show Kirk and Giannoulias nearly even in a hypothetical general election. On Thursday, ...

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