. >> and now a debate in that 10th district between dan seals and the republican bob dold.oth the cook political report and cq politics rate this race a tossup. >> last time we began our series of candidate forums in advance of the general elections. tonight we focus on the 10th congressional district. the seat is currently held by mark kirk. he is running for the u.s. senate. it is located in the northeast corner of the state and includes communities up and down the north shore, and it is one of the wealthiest congressional districts in the state. joining us now in the order that they appear on the ballot. republican robert dold. and democrat dan field, who works as an independent business consultants. and now, welcome both of you. the term moderate conservative seems to have been invented for the congressional district, barack obama ran for presidents and mark kirk republican the congressman for 10 years in a row. why are you a moderate conservative? and i'm a fiscal conservative and a social moderate. i am pro-choice, i'm forced himself research, pro- environment. that i