Kirk's already done a pretty good job of that himself. I haven't seen him within 100 miles of a Brady campaign event. During the GOP "unity day" event shortly after the primary -- EVERY statewide Republican nominee (as well as the losing primary candidates) appeared at the rally for the Brady/Plummer ticket, with the exception of Mark Kirk and Topinka (no conicindence there). Brady is happy to march alongside the tea party groups in parades, Kirk runs for cover because he'll get booed by them.
Topinka's car was behind Brady's float at the Evergreen Park Independence Parade, the two camps did not mingle. (Topinka did talk to me, as I was marching for a State Rep. candidate and she was unaware that I hated her guts).
After this latest outrage where Kirk badmouthed Brady AND Plummer to a reporter and said Brady should "find a way to pay more taxes" (and that Plummer is a coward for not releasing his tax returns), I think it's safe to say there will be no honeymoon. This came AFTER Brady was nice enough to defend Kirk's millitary lying and say we should give him "the benefit of the doubt" that Kirk simply remembered it wrong. Brady hasn't discussed the RINO since then. Kirk just can't seem to help himself. You'd think he'd want to be pictured next to "popular" Republicans but the man just seems to go out of his way to trash conservative candidates.
I'm not going to predict the outcome of the U.S. Senate in November -- too many factors in play until then -- but IF the election was held today, I think the numbers would look something like this:
Alexi (RAT) - 45%
Kirk (DIABLO) - 43%
Jones (GREEN) - 12%
Whoever is running Mark Kirk's campaign is retarded. This guy consistently puts his foot in his mouth on a daily basis and it's more fodder for us.
I am now hoping Blago gets found not guilty so he can go after the democrats, I think Blago is our biggest asset to throw the combiners out.
Madigan is the combine leader in my opinion and Blago hates him now.