IL Sen Poll: Kirk Looks Good

Now that the numbers have come in relaying information about Representative Mark Kirk's chances of winning the Illinois Senate seat, the race could get very interesting. I had been very impressed by his overall body of work prior to entering Congress eight years ago and he does seem like a candidate Republicans could rally behind in the more liberal leaning state. Kirk is moderate enough to garner support from indepdents and he definitely is one of the more intelligent members of Congress with his background in foreign affairs. The only candidate that I see challenging him so far is the state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias like the polls indicate. Yet, even those numbers are pretty even and it could turn either way depending on how the state comes out of the Blago situation. Burris has to be out of the race by now and I was surprised to see that he could even gain 19% of the vote when compared to Kirk or an undecided. He is lucky that there are more problems facing the nation than his involvment with Blago or else he would be left out in the cold right now. Whomever wins the Democratic primary had better be prepared to fight because Kirk has the makings for an upset victory for Republicans if he campaigns properly.