The "staring match" between GOP Rep. Mark Kirk and Republican state party chairman Andy McKenna seems to be over. Capitol Fax just posted this statement from McKenna:
“As Party Chairman my goal has been to build Party unity. Mark Kirk and I met last evening as part of an ongoing discussion about the U. S. Senate race. I reassured Mark that if he chooses to be a candidate, I will not oppose him.”
So what can we take away from this whole episode? Greg Hinz pretty much sums it up:
Mr. Kirk is coming across as one big indecisive baby, who won't run unless Lisa Madigan doesn't, and maybe won't run if Andy McKenna does. It's all pretty inside stuff. But Mr. Kirk is going to have to show a more solid face — and quickly — if he's to have any chance in what after all is a very blue state.
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markg8 on Mon, 07/13/2009 - 11:22
Kirk's bigfooting of others out of the primary just underscores Republican weakness in this state. It's an ugly dynamic. The powers that be want a candidate like Kirk who they think can attract the indies they need to be successful but their hardcore wingnut rank and file won't knock on doors or work the phones for a guy like Kirk.
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