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GOP Moderate Kirk Wins Ill. Senate Primary
http://www.newser.com ^ | 2-2-2010 Updated 22 minutes ago | By Will McCahill

Posted on 02/02/2010 8:11:31 PM PST by Maelstorm

Newser) – Moderate Mark Kirk has won Illinois’ Republican Senate primary, blowing away two conservative opponents backed by tea-party contingents. The congressman has 56% of the vote with more than 82% of precincts reporting—giving him a 37% lead over Patrick Hughes. Analysts predicted that a clear Kirk victory would take much of the steam out of the tea-party movement.

On the Democratic side, the Chicago Tribune reports, state treasurer Alexi Giannoulias looks close to clinching the nomination, setting up a fight with Kirk for the Senate seat vacated by President Obama.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: 2010midterms; acorn; gayrino; giannoulias; gopprimary; il2010; illinois; kirk; party; patrickhughes; rino; rmsp; tea
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To: FreeReign

I guess the lesson is, Unite around one tea party..


161 posted on 02/02/2010 11:48:05 PM PST by rahbert
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To: luckystarmom

Whoever wins the general wins, I’m not sending a dime.


162 posted on 02/03/2010 12:08:29 AM PST by NavVet ("You Lie!")
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To: Maelstorm

Hes not winning anything.

Chicago, IL — A political advertisement run by Republican U. S. Senate candidate Andy Martin suggests that Mark Kirk (R-IL), currently Illinois 10th district Congressman and also a Senate candidate, is gay.

In a transcript of his advertisement published on www.WBBM780.com, Martin says: “Today, I am fighting for the facts about Mark Kirk. Illinois Republican leader Jack Roeser says there is a, “solid rumor that Kirk is a homosexual.” Roeser suggests that Kirk is part of a Republican Party homosexual club. Lake County Illinois Republican leader Ray True says Kirk has surrounded himself with homosexuals.”

The ad was paid for by Illinois Republicans for Andy Martin.

Roeser is the founder and President of the Family Taxpayers Foundation and an Illinois political activist and business entrepreneur.

“The ad is not true and is degrading to the political process. The people of Illinois deserve better.” stated Eric Elk, campaign manager for Kirk, in a written statement.

Particularly damning to Kirk is the possibility of a Navy investigation as to his sexual orientation. “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” (DADT) allows for a military inquiry to begin with no substantive evidence being offered. Were the allegations determined to be true, Kirk, an intelligence officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve, could be discharged if charges are substantiated. He is current under deployment and unavailable for comment.

Kirk’s campaign website, www.kirkforsenate.com, makes no reference to any LGBT issues. He is seen as a political moderate.

Kirk was divorced this past summer. His ex-wife, Kimberly, has endorsed his campaign.

Pat Brady, the head of the Illinois Republican Party, has said the party will no longer recognize Andy Martin as a legitimate Republican candidate.

Senate Democratic candidate Jacob Meister spoke with ChicagoPride.com this afternoon. In a statement, Meister calls the ad an “insidious attack” on the sexuality of Mark Kirk. “The use of sexual orientation in this race, whether overt or by innuendo can no longer be tolerated,” said Meister. “Mr. Martin’s statements are clear attempts to use sexual orientation as a political weapon and are criminal in their perpetuation of ignorance and prejudice.”

Meister added “perhaps if one of their own (a sitting congressman) were to become the subject of a military tribunal and discharge Congress will look at DADT differently.”

A call made this afternoon to Kirk’s campaign office for further comment was not returned.


163 posted on 02/03/2010 12:31:55 AM PST by Rome2000 (OBAMA IS A COMMUNIST CRYPTO-MUSLIM)
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To: Wpin
I hope Patrick Hughes runs as an independent.

Everytime some homosexual com symp baby killer runs on the GOP country club ticket, it is the conservatives duty to stop them cold.

This SOB is going down, Hughes must ensure Kirks defeat by running as an independent.

164 posted on 02/03/2010 12:40:36 AM PST by Rome2000 (OBAMA IS A COMMUNIST CRYPTO-MUSLIM)
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To: Maelstorm
Analysts predicted that a clear Kirk victory would take much of the steam out of the tea-party movement”

Dream on!

165 posted on 02/03/2010 12:47:59 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: Rome2000
“Roeser says there is a, “solid rumor that Kirk is a homosexual.”

So is Barney Frank, and he is the chairman of a very powerful House committee.

166 posted on 02/03/2010 12:57:17 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: Maelstorm

That’s a shame. I was really hoping for Hughes to win. This RINO is no different than a Rat.


167 posted on 02/03/2010 1:13:36 AM PST by Pinkbell
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To: PaleoBob

I actually think it would be better if the Rat wins too. If Kirk wins, the Republicans will use this as a reason to move farther to the left. They need to know that running RINOs will ultimately end in failure.


168 posted on 02/03/2010 1:32:41 AM PST by Pinkbell
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To: Armedanddangerous

That of the MSM.


169 posted on 02/03/2010 1:36:17 AM PST by Pinkbell
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To: Maelstorm

Illinois is a mess!! It is going to take a loooong time to turn the tide. I have no desire to move back there! As for Kirk, should he beat Obama’s boy, it would be a step in a different direction. In Kirk’s case, I cannot say “right’ direction!”


170 posted on 02/03/2010 1:45:31 AM PST by italyconservative (So ready for 2010! Takin' it to the streets!)
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To: Maelstorm; 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; Albion Wilde; AliVeritas; alisasny; ...
Analysts predicted that a clear Kirk victory would take much of the steam out of the tea-party movement.

HA! Are these analysts a bunch of idiots, or is this simply propaganda to demoralize the Tea Party Movement, 912-ers, etc.?

Oh, well. If Kirk had lost to Hughes or Lowry, he would've just endorsed the Democrat, anyhow...

171 posted on 02/03/2010 1:48:57 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (I am Ellie Light.)
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To: icwhatudo

Sorta like the Illinois version of Connie Morella.


172 posted on 02/03/2010 1:51:38 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (I am Ellie Light.)
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To: BIG_CARBON_FOOT_PRINT
Don't you mean Crook County?
173 posted on 02/03/2010 1:53:09 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (I am Ellie Light.)
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To: ABQHispConservative

Another problem was the early date for the Primary (according to what had to be the Hughes campaign on Sean Hannity). Illinois moved the primary date up big time in 2007/2008 for the Presidential primary, and then simply did not move it back to normal. This circumstance favored Mark Gurk.


174 posted on 02/03/2010 1:55:01 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (I am Ellie Light.)
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To: Maelstorm

Mark Kirk is not a GOP Moderate. He is a liberal Democrat with an (R) behind his name.


175 posted on 02/03/2010 2:55:38 AM PST by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: PawtucketPatriot71

“There are just some places a true conservative can’t win. Illinois is one of them.”

That’s not true. A real conservative can win local races and occasionally a race for the US House of Representatives. But a real conservative will not win the governorship or either of the US Senate seats.


176 posted on 02/03/2010 2:58:32 AM PST by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: BIG_CARBON_FOOT_PRINT

“I lived in Cook County for 32 years. If you could take it off the map, Illinois would be the most conservative state in the country.”

Well, you’d also have to remove Springfield and Champaign-Urbana. Do that and you’re partially right: Illinois would be a conservative state, but not the most conservative.


177 posted on 02/03/2010 3:01:48 AM PST by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: ought-six
Well, you’d also have to remove Springfield and Champaign-Urbana. Do that and you’re partially right: Illinois would be a conservative state, but not the most conservative.

You'd also have to take out several other counties in northern Illinois like Will, Lake, and Dekalb.
178 posted on 02/03/2010 3:05:27 AM PST by aruanan
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To: Soul Seeker

I voted for Pat Hughes yesterday. He had zero name recognition, and, let’s be candid: The average voter is pretty clueless, and politically lazy, and will quickly pull the lever for a name he or she recognizes, no matter that person’s agenda.

One would have to go south of I-80 to even begin seeing some conservative areas of Illinois, but they are out there, just the same.


179 posted on 02/03/2010 3:12:31 AM PST by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: Falcon28

“Cook County is Chicago. The 2nd most populous county in the US - and very liberal, even Republicans.”

The six of them who live there.


180 posted on 02/03/2010 3:16:05 AM PST by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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