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@kirk4senate goes full teabag: http://bit.ly/2kP08F #tcot //Yay! 18 days ago |
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RT @glogothetis: RT @WashPostPR: IL Rep Mark Kirk wants Sarah Palin's endorsement for his Senate run http://bit.ly/2kP08F 19 days ago |
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IL Rep Mark Kirk wants Sarah Palin's endorsement for his Senate run -- and to put a Republican in Obama Senate seat: http://bit.ly/2kP08F 19 days ago |
Kirk Seeks Palin Endorsement
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) penned a memo to Republican strategist Fred Malek hoping to secure an endorsement from former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) for his U.S. Senate candidacy, reports The Fix. ...
Inevitable: GOP Senate candidate applies for Palin endorsement
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... Some political analysts have tried to cast the NY-23 special election results as a disaster for Sarah Palin, but not everyone has ignored the obvious power and momentum she brought to a previously-obscure candidate over the course of two weeks. The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza confirms that Rep. Mark Kirk has written to Palin asking for her endorsement in the upcoming Senate race in Illinois for the seat now occupied by Democrat Roland Burris: Illinois Rep. Mark Kirk penned a memo to Republican poobah Fred Malek hoping to secure an endorsement from former Alaska Gov. ...
Kirk seeking Sarah Palin endorsement: Washington Post reporting.
Lynn Sweet —
... WASHINGTON--Chris Cillizza scoops in the Washington Post that Illinois Senate hopeful Rep. Mark Kirk--who bills himself as a "moderate" Republican--is seeking the endorsement of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, according to a memo Cillizza obtained. ...
Mark Kirk: Sarah Palin courted -- oops
The Swamp —
... But Kirk, according to quick-draw Chris Cillizza at the Washington Post today, is hoping that Palin might become a fast fan of his. He said so in a memo to Republican Fred Malek. ...
IL-Sen: Kirk secret memo begs Palin for endorsement
Daily Kos —
Once upon a time, Mark Kirk was a "moderate" Republican who held a Democratic-leaning seat just north of Chicago. Party leaders, knowing Illinois doesn't elect wingnuts, heavily recruited Kirk, calculating (correctly) that he was the Republican with the best political profile to win the state. Then the teabaggers showed up, and Kirk can't run fast enoughto the Right. Illinois Rep. Mark Kirk penned a memo to Republican poobah Fred Malek hoping to secure an endorsement from former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for his Senate candidacy, according to a copy ...
Kirk Seeking Palin's Endorsement For Senate Run -- After Badmouthing Her In 2008
TPM Election Central —
... 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. ...
Remainders: Chewy
Ben Smith's Blog —
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Spitzer takes ...
Wanting It Both Ways
ArchPundit —
... Palin’s experience, Kirk said, “I would have picked someone different.”
Kirk was an early supporter of Arizona Sen. John McCain’s candidacy for the GOP presidential nomination. And late last month, as Republicans began gathering for their national nominating convention, Kirk said he was “encouraged” by McCain’s choice of Palin and credited conservative political parties around the world as the ones that break through “key barriers,” such as gender.
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Illinois Rep. Mark Kirk penned a memo to Republican poobah ...
SSP Daily Digest: 11/4
Swing State Project —
... : Also on the GOP civil war front, one of Rep. Mark Kirk's minor-league GOP primary opponents -- not Patrick Hughes, but even lower down the food chain: Eric Wallace -- is looking at Doug Hoffman and saying "That could be me!" Wallace is dropping out of the GOP field and planning to run as an independent -- which could conceivably tip the race to Alexi Giannoulias in a close contest. Kirk, sensing trouble brewing on his right flank, is asking for help from an unlikely source (based on his attacks on her inexperience during the 2008 election). He's asking queen teabagger Sarah ...
Seeking Palin’s Endorsement
Blogs For Victory —
Interesting:
Illinois Rep. Mark Kirk penned a memo to Republican poobah Fred Malek hoping to secure an endorsement from former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for his Senate candidacy, according to a copy of the memo obtained by the Fix.
After noting that Palin will be in Chicago later this month to appear on “Oprah”, Kirk writes that “the Chicago media will focus on one key issue: Does Gov[ernor] Palin oppose Congressman Mark Kirk’s bid to take the Obama Senate seat for the Republicans?”
Kirk goes on to write that he is ...
Moderates Need Not Apply
Delaware Liberal —
... announced Republicans yet California – Chuck DeVore over Carly Fiorina Colorado – Jane Norton vs. Ken Buck (sounds like no decision yet on this race) Florida – Marco Rubio (their darling) over Charlie Crist Kentucky – probably Rand Paul (Ron Paul’s son) over Trey Grayson Nevada – no announced Republicans yet Pennsylvania – they love Toomey Texas – no announced candidates yet Former moderate Mark Kirk, who is running for Obama’s old senate seat in Illinois is obviously spooked. He’s been begging for Palin’s endorsement: Illinois Rep. Mark Kirk penned a memo to Republican ...
When a 'moderate' gives up on moderation
Political Animal —
... . This year, he voted with Democrats on a cap-and-trade measure, was the lead GOP co-sponsor on an expanded hate-crimes bill, and has even supported the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. When Kirk decided to run for the Senate, it made some sense -- Illinois is one of the more reliably "blue" states in the country, but Kirk has generally preferred to keep the far-right, Sarah Palin wing of the Republican Party at arm's length. So much for that idea . Illinois Rep. Mark Kirk penned a memo to Republican poobah Fred Malek hoping to secure an endorsement from former Alaska Gov. ...
Quite frankly, Kirk steps into it the Palin Zone
GOP 12 —
... Looks like that memo Republican Illinois Senate candidate, Mark Kirk , sent to GOP heavy and Palin -friend, Fred Malek , is turning out to be a hot potato. His Democratic opponents are using it to ...
Despite Begging For An Endorsement, Sarah Palin Rejects GOP Senate Candidate Rep. Mark Kirk
Think Progress —
... Earlier this month, the Washington Post reported that Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL), a candidate for Senate in 2010, wrote a memo to Sarah Palin requesting that she endorse him during her visit to Chicago for the Oprah Winfrey Show. The Post noted that “Palin’s endorsement [of Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman] helped force state Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava (R) from the race” in the NY-23 special election, and that Kirk’s memo is “ ...
