Kirk apparently sent the memo to Republican 'bigwig' Fred Malek, who's been affiliated with Palin for a while.
After noting that Palin will be in Chicago later this month to appear on "Oprah", Kirk writes that "the Chicago media will focus on one key issue: Does Gov[ernor] Palin oppose Congressman Mark Kirk's bid to take the Obama Senate seat for the Republicans?"
Kirk goes on to write that he is hoping for something "quick and decisive" from Palin about the race, perhaps to the effect of: "Voters in Illinois have a key opportunity to take Barack Obama's Senate seat. Congressman Kirk is the lead candidate to do that."
Not sure what Kirk is worried about, as Patrick Hughes seems to be having problems getting his campaign off the ground, but nonetheless Kirk is definitely running to the base as quickly as possible.
At the same time, I'm sure any of the Dem candidates in this race would just love to bring up Kirk being "the candidate of Sarah Palin" or some such thing in the general election.
