politico.com - 12/4/2008
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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 rumors circulated that David Gregory, who s ...
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
themarathonblog.com - 12/1/2008
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themarathonblog.com —
If Chris Matthews is seriously considering a run
for Arlen Specter’s Senate seat, he shouldn’t be on
the air right now. One of the reasons millions of people rely on NBC as a news source is that it’s objective and driven by a fidelity to ...
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If Matthews Is Mulling A Senate Run, He Shouldn’t Be On ...
huffingtonpost.com - 12/4/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
Having grown up outside of Philadelphia, I just
want to say I really hope Chris Matthews runs
for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, and is humiliatingly obliterated in a Democratic primary (preferably by a good progressive like, for instance, former ...
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David Sirota: Chris Matthews' Insult to Pennsylvania Voters
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Chris Matthews Mulls Senate Bid as Poll Shows Statistical Tie
Politics Daily —
... about a possible Chris Matthews run for Senate in Pennsylvannia has had its ups and downs this week. A rumor that Matthews was in active talks about a run were denied by his staff, but now new reports have the MSNBC pundit talking to political leaders Monday about his possible bid, and some advising him to quit his TV job now as a result. From Politico: ...
Chris Matthews Insult to Pennsylvania Voters
Open Left - Front Page —
... Matthews, on the other hand, stands for absolutely nothing other than Beltway culture. As the Politico notes, he wants to "fulfill his boyhood dream of becoming a senator" - that is, he doesn't want to fulfill his boyhood dream of enacting universal health care or ending the war or some other cause, his dream is to simply BE a U.S. Senator - and, indeed, it doesn't even matter from where. It's not even his dream to become PENNSYLVANIA'S U.S. Senator - it's just to BE an officeholder. ...
David Sirota: Chris Matthews' Insult to Pennsylvania Voters
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Matthews, on the other hand, stands for absolutely nothing other than Beltway culture. As the Politico notes, he wants to "fulfill his boyhood dream of becoming a senator" - that is, he doesn't want to fulfill his boyhood dream of enacting universal health care or ending the war or some other cause, his dream is to simply BE a U.S. Senator - and, indeed, it doesn't even matter from where. It's not even his dream to become PENNSYLVANIA'S U.S. Senator - it's just to BE an officeholder. ...
Hullabaloo —
... Rendell's longtime political consultant, Neil Oxman, has been talking with Matthews about running for Specter's seat and is encouraging him to jump in the race. ...
Getting Ready to sit the 2010 Senate cycle out
Newshoggers.com —
... Rendell's longtime political consultant, Neil Oxman, has been talking
with Matthews about running for Specter's seat and is encouraging him
to jump in the race. ...
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