Posted by
Defend America on Friday, July 10, 2009 8:08:23 PM
Well nobody knows the answer to that. It was first reported on Wednesday by The Hill that he was running, but first the Washington Post reported this:
Kirk Opts Out of Senate Race (Or Maybe He Doesn't)?
Original Post
Illinois Rep. Mark Kirk (R) will not run for the open seat of Sen. Roland Burris
(D) in 2010, a stunning reversal from just 48 hours ago when Kirk
signaled to National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn (Texas) that he would make the race.
And then there was this:
Update, 4:17 p.m.: Although Kirk has already told
several national Republicans today that he will not run for the Senate,
there is an ongoing effort now to convince him to re-think that
decision, according to several sources close to the discussions.
Pressure is now being brought to bear on Andy McKenna,
who, according to knowledgeable sources, had told Republicans insiders
that he would not run if Kirk got into the race. Once Kirk signaled he
was indeed running, however, McKenna reconsidered and made clear he
would in fact stay in. Sources close to McKenna say he has no plans to
drop out of the race.
Roll Call reported this:
Kirk Says He’s Still Mulling Senate Race
By
Shira Toeplitz
Roll Call Staff
July 10, 2009, 4:18 p.m.
Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) is still considering
running for Senate, despite a report Friday afternoon that said he was
taking himself out of the race in order to avoid a primary with state
Republican Party Chairman Andy McKenna.
Kirk told Roll Call over the phone Friday
that he was still discussing the race with McKenna going into the
weekend and that a published Washington Post report that he was
dropping out of the race was incorrect.