Any Republican who votes for Cap and Trade is a complete sellout because Cap and Trade is big government industrial policy that reaches into everybody's home...
Kirk knew that, he was the one of the ones who was getting all these calls. And he defied the people.
Unfortunately, Kirk's record of recklessness is not limited to his support for Cap and Trade. Let's review who Kirk really is, via Free Republic:
- Kirk gets an "F" rating from the NRA
- Kirk voted against the successful Surge in Iraq
- Kirk gets a 100% rating from NARAL
- Kirk voted for Cap and Trade
- Kirk is a John McCain RINO (Kirk's ACU rating = 48, much worse than McCain's rating of 63)
If conservatives come out early next week in an organized fashion, throw a pile of targeted money into Illinois, and rapidly drive up Pat Hughes’ name identification, the polling in Illinois suggests Hughes will win.
He is not polling well against Kirk right now, but then he has significantly lower name identification. All the polling suggests Kirk’s support is very weak and once people find out about Hughes, they break overwhelmingly for Hughes.
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Thanks for the info! I'm an Illinois resident and am just now starting to research some of the candidates.
GREAT blog, packed full of excellent information. A great starting point for more research.
Mac
Hack: Glad you found it helpful. Hope you choose Hughes.
MACW: I'll keep updating. Let us know if you find any interesting tidbits not covered here.
The truly sad part about this is that Mary Bono Mack is married to my congressman Connie Mack... I don't care if she is Sonny's widow, I don't think even Sonny would have voted for this garbage.. Connie, you need to talk to your wife...
I too am an Illinois guy, but unfortunately that slimy RINO Kirk's got about a 30 point lead in the polls at this point.
The machine GOP'ers, to include Gingrich, Steele and that bunch are supporting Kirk, just to keep the seat in GOP hands. They're at it again, just like their support of that scuzzy RINO Scuzzafuvva in NY a month or two ago.
Kirk's record hardly point to this seat as a GOP stronghold, this RINO takes every opportunity to vote with the liberals.
Pat Hughes has my vote, but it's an uphill battle. Illinois is really a lost cause electorally speaking, way worse than Massachusetts, trust me. There's virtually no Republican Party presence in this state currently. None.
TBAA: It's amazing to me when spouses in politics have huge differences of opinion.
Fredd: I see what you're saying. BTW, the gap was reported to be about 20 pts. yesterday. In the general election I'd expect to see an uphill battle. But in this GOP primary, I think Hughes can get more traction. He's been on Levin, Ingraham and today he was on Dennis Miller's show. If he can get on Hannity, I think he can close the gap. At this point it's a name recognition issue. Mark Kirk has soft support. Most Illinois GOPers haven't had the opportunity to see that Hughes is the better candidate.
oish Rino's!!!
Thanks for the heads up. I have a few bucks I'm willing to send Hughes' way.
This post is a public service.
WHT: Time for a RINO hunt.
NG: Awesome. Thank you.
The Illinois Republican Party is largely to blame for the success of Obama. They totally botched the Senate race that allowed Obama to rise to prominence. Don't let them do it again. Elect Hughes!
RightKlik,
I'm sticking with Kirk for U.S. Senate. He's got what it takes to win in November. The out of state pundits seeking to trash or penalize Kirk for cap n' trade could cost Illinois an opportunity to win.
May I suggest your readers go to www.teamamerica10th.blogspot.com to learn about the real Patrick Hughes - the one Levin and Ingrahm don't want you to know about.
Anon: Thank you!
RR: I don't think Kirk winning the general election would help the GOP in the long run. It would only help to tarnish the GOP brand further.
We should support the GOP when GOP candidates are helping to lead their constituents in the Right direction. When flawed GOP candidates support bad ideas and bad policies, I cannot go along.
I am convinced that in a state in which conservatives outnumber liberals by 12 percentage points, Mark Kirk is a candidate too liberal for his constituents. If the GOP continues push candidates like Dede Scozzafava and Mark Kirk, disastrous 3rd party challenges will tear the conservative base apart.
What a great resource!
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