In one of the most hotly contested Senate seats this midterm election, Cornellian Mark Kirk ’81 is holding onto a slim lead in the polls with about two weeks to go before election day. Despite the close races in the Senate, Republicans still look destined to take the House.
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Kirk Still Deadlocked, Republicans Pull Ahead.
The most recent RCP polls have Mark Kirk ’81 now deadlocked with his opponent for Barack Obama’s former Senate Seat: But while Kirk remains in a dead heat, Republicans are pulling ahead in the general Congressional ballot polling: Look for more coverage of the Kirk race and the upcoming midterm elections in the next issue...
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Mark Kirk ’81 Slips In Polls
Crunch time is still months away, but Illinois Senate candidate Mark Kirk ’81 has lost some ground to his opponent Alexi Giannoulias in the most recent Rasmussen poll. The 3 point lead that Kirk (R) held in June has since turned into a 1 point deficit. More from Rasmussen: This marks the first time since...
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MRM #54
– Hopefully this football recruiting will help Cornell complete its dominance of Ivy League sports, or at least lead to a winning season. – AP story on Kot conviction. Kot also spoke at his own sentencing. – Questionable practices by a Cornell med school doctor (via MetaEzra). – Questions raised about Mark Kirk ’81’s credentials...