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Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) has been actively seeking seeking the endorsement of none other than Sarah Palin in his race for Senate, the Washington Post reports, a sharp turnaround from prior image as a moderate and even his own open criticism of Palin herself.
In a memo, Kirk wrote that he was ...
blogs.suntimes.com - 22 days ago
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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 ...
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Kirk courting Sarah Palin; in Chicago for Oprah Winfrey show
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thehill.com - 25 days ago
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thehill.com —
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 ...
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Giannoulias poll shows him up 3 on Kirk, better for general
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Buying Sarah Insurance
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... One-time 'moderate' Mark Kirk approaches intermediary to ask for help in getting Sarah Palin's endorsement to ward off potential Hoffmanization in Illinois senate race. ...
When a 'moderate' gives up on moderation
Political Animal —
... won this week -- Christie in New Jersey and McDonnell and Virginia -- wanted nothing to do with Palin, while the high profile conservative candidate who embraced Palin -- Doug Hoffman in NY23 -- lost in a district that hadn't elected a Democrat since the 19th century. For that matter, as recently as last year, Mark Kirk wasn't at all impressed with the former Alaska governor. A month before the presidential election, asked about the addition of Palin to the GOP ticket, Kirk said, " I would have picked someone different ." Why in the world would Kirk sully his reputation like ...
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