Protect moderate Republicans Senators at all costs.
Yep, he's so moderate he voted against cloture on the Minimum Wage Fairness Act and the bipartisan immigration bill, as well as supporting the government shutdown and building of the XL Pipeline.
He's a horrible fit for the state, and he deserves to lose. As awesome as it would be to see a People's Pat comeback, Democrats can't blow this. There's a good bench already in Quigley, Bustos, Kelly, Frerichs, Hynes etc. Kirk got by in 2010 on account of a wave and a scandalous Democratic opponent, but luck won't strike a second time for him.
