Senator Mark Kirk’s Stroke Opened His Eyes To The Need For Better Medical Coverage

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2. Apparently, Kirk wants to be reelected

He's actually not been too horrible, despite the fact that he caucuses with the real kooks and votes lockstep most of the time. He pledged during his election campaign that he'd look carefully at DADT repeal, and he voted on the right side there. he knows he has a Dem/liberal constituency, and that he only really won statewide because his opponent was a bankster crook. So, if he wants a second term (election coming up in 2014), he'll play nice with the Dems and try to be one of the people focused on bipartisan deals. He's a good pick-up in that sense, and could be useful in the coming fights. If you're an Illinois Dem, you should definitely be on the phone with his office nonstop over the next few months. I think I called his office 20 times during DADT Repeal.