openleft.com - 12/4/2008
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Having grown up in Pennsylvania, I just want to say I really hope Chris Matthews runs for Senate, and is obliterated in a Democratic primary. The sense of entitlement that this blowhard personifies is truly stunning. He's spent his entire life as a principle-free political gossip in Washington - ...
rasmussenreports.com - 12/4/2008
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rasmussenreports.com —
Republican Senator Arlen Specter is potentially vulnerable in
his 2010 bid for re-election. A Rasmussen Reports telephone...
survey of Pennsylvania voters finds Specter leading MSNBC pundit Chris Matthews by just three percentage points, 46% to 43%, in ...
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Election 2010: Pennsylvania Senate Election
politico.com - 12/4/2008
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politico.com —
Staging publicity-seeking stunts with contract negotiations on the
horizon isn t an uncommon practice. And strategic leaks...
and disinformation remain part of the game when it comes to hammering out multimillion-dollar deals in the public eye. Just as ...
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Matthews advised to quit MSNBC - Michael Calderone and ...
politico.com - 12/5/2008
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politico.com —
The network, pundit, under fire for Senate bid
conflicts. See also: Matthews in contract talks , advised...
to quit
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Critics rip MSNBC, Matthews
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... writes. Electing Matthews would be an insult to Pennsylvania voters, who should be able to vote for a real progressive instead of a Beltway establishment-type who parachutes into their state to fulfill his ambition, Open Left’s David Sirota complains. But a new poll Thursday may just be the beginning of a successful campaign to knock Specter out in 2010, TPMElectionCentral’s ...
12/5: The Netroots Eye Specter's Seat
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December 05, 2008 12/5: The Netroots Eye Specter's Seat Liberal bloggers reacted coolly to reports that MSNBC pundit Chris Matthews is "dead serious" about challenging PA Sen. Arlen Specter in 2010. Some lefty bloggers are fiercely opposed to the notion of a Matthews candidacy; they consider him a "blowhard" who cares more about getting attention for himself than promoting progressive principles. They're also offended by his numerous controversial on-air statements . Other liberal bloggers aren't quite so strongly opposed to Matthews, but they would prefer that PA Dems nominate someone else. Chris Bowers ...
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