If the Combine wants Kirk, they’ll manufacture the votes to keep him, and the National Dems won’t be able to negate that. I wouldn’t vote for him under any circumstances. He’s as left-wing as my Democrat Congressman.
Sure they can, if Shillery carries the state by a large enough margin no force on Earth can save Kirk.
You overestimate them, they have lost before, they wanted Dan Hynes to beat Quinn in 2010, he didn’t. And it’s only an assumption that they prefer Kirk, I wouldn’t be so quick to assume that, they have a lot invested in this little witch.