Mark Kirk

...positive about Kirk while she was in Chicago for the "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Palin, however, came and went without any public praise for Kirk. U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kirk may or may not accept an endorsement from conservative...

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IL-Sen: Kirk secret memo begs Palin for endorsement 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...

In this article: Sarah Palin, Chicago, Illinois, Fred Malek, Barack Obama, and Alaska

And while his courting of Palin could be seen as another effort to shore up support of the base, opponents seized on Kirk's snubbing of Palin during the 2008 presidential race as further evidence of his lack of conviction. "Mark...

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...moderate Republican was forced out by conservatives. Kirk, billed as a moderate, was caught up in a controversy last week when news leaked out that he solicited Sarah Palin for support. Minus and plus: For Kirk, running to the right, a plus...

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IL-Sen: Kirk Seeks Palin Endorsement What Will VA and NJ Mean? (Oct.16, 2009) Given the dynamics in each race, Republicans have the better chance of pulling off a sweep of both states. Join the Fix Fridays at 11 a.m. ET to discuss the...

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...are laboring to shed their moderate credentials to survive bruising primary battles. In Illinois, Rep. Mark Kirk, a moderate whom party leaders embrace as the best hope for an open Senate seat, wrote to an adviser to former Alaska governor...

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...The week before ex-AK Gov. Sarah Palin (R) appeared on Oprah Winfrey's television show in Chicago, Kirk asked an intermediary to help him secure an endorsement from Palin, so he wouldn't face embarrassing questions. That endorsement never...

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...issue in the general election. The three front-running Illinois Senate Democratic hopefuls -- Cheryle Jackson, David Hoffman and Alexi Giannoulias -- pounced on Kirk's soliciting Palin in their statements. They say it proves that Kirk --...

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The request came a day after Kirk, who has long billed himself as a moderate, dodged questions from reporters about whether he would want Palin, the controversial 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate, to raise campaign money for him.

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