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Could moderate win GOP Senate nomination?

Northern Public Radio
Published January 19, 2010 at 3:29 AM CST

By Dan Klefstad

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DeKalb, IL – Illinois Congressman Mark Kirk is a moderate running for the Republican Senate nomination. Kirk faces five others next month, including a "Tea Party" candidate. Will Kirk's centrist record attract GOP primary voters? WNIJ's Dan Klefstad poses this question to NIU political scientist Matt Streb.