Other than party designation, name 5 differences between Mrk Kirk and his Democrat opponent.
Voted YES on limiting medical malpractice lawsuits to $250,000 damages. (May 2004)
Voted NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Jan 2009)
Voted NO on $15B bailout for GM and Chrysler. (Dec 2008)
Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism. (Sep 2001)
Keep sanctions against Syria until WMDs are dismantled. (May 2007)
Voted NO on granting Washington DC an Electoral vote & vote in Congress. (Apr 2007)
There are a bunch more issues that Kirk would support that no Democrat would. Yeah, he’s a socially liberal RINO, but he is still far better than a liberal Democrat.
http://www.ontheissues.org/IL/Mark_Kirk.htm
He is against "card check" (which would allow unions to organize without a vote).
He is against immigration amnesty and supports completing the border fence and sending more troops to the border.
He favors extending the Bush tax cuts for everyone.
He is against closing Gitmo
As a congressman, he voted against Obamacare and he has indicated that he wants to repeal it.