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MSNBC's Senator Matthews?
- Filed under: Congress
- Date: Dec 1,2008
Saw this on Hot Air: According to multiple sources, who confirmed the Tip O’Neill staffer-cum-MSNBC host has negotiated with veteran Obama staffers to enlist in his campaign, Chris Matthews is likely to run for United States Senate in Pennsylvania in 2010. Matthews, 62, would run as a Democrat.
This would be a setback for Obama, as he would lose one of his main television cheerleaders. I still have doubts as to whether Specter will run again…he will be 80 in 2010…but he must be hoping that if he does run to face Matthews. I always used to watch his show on MSNBC, but he just became too much of a shill for me to handle.
I'll believe Matthews is going to run when I see it….these rumors have been floating around forever. Tough to see him run if he wasn't confident he would win and things really can't get worse for the GOP. Also, I think some of the Congresspeople from Pennsylvania would primary him anyways (Allyson Schwartz?). He won't get the same "everyone out of the way" treatment that Franken got in Minnesota.
Prediction: Saxby Chambliss win the Georgia runoff with 53.8% on Tuesday.
10 Responses for "MSNBC's Senator Matthews?"
Ben, is not Secter's nick name Anal Sphyncter? Because he legislates so liberaly? I know, I know I couldn't resist though.
Matthews's kids go to private school in DC.
So let me be the first to call Chris "tingle leg" a carpetbagger.
Like Al Franken and Hillary Clinton?
And yes, Dole, but she lost.
What a blowhard.
Ben,
I'm sure he's interested and the pursuit of power can be intoxicating. However, fear of losing can be a de-motivator. If Obama has a rough first year and Matthews feels it will be a rough mid-term cycle for Dems he may shy away from the fight. Also, knowing the strength of incumbency he isn't likely to challenge Specter if he decides to run again.
If he runs and is elected, it would simultaneously lower the IQ of both MSNBC and the senate.
Ben,
I have a number of doubts that he has a chance to win but believe that we should encourage anything that gets Mr. Matthews off of the air.
He should resign from MSNBC if he is to run.
Chambliss gon win
Remember the old days when actors/TV stars became politicians? Now the trend has reversed. Actors and stars are politicians and activists now. Maybe Chris didn't get the memo. Waiting for Britney Spears to declare for congressional run.
Indeed he did.
Take that Democrats!
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