fivethirtyeight.com - 11/28/2008
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Chris Matthews flatly denied our report indicating his active hiring for the Pennsylvania Senate seat currently held by Arlen Specter. "It is absolutely not true," said Matthews, in a statement.
politico.com - 12/4/2008
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politico.com —
NBC colleagues, political operatives tell Politico he is
seriously considering running in 2010; he's making moves to...
prove it. See also: Obama's open seat
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Matthews inches closer to Senate run
fivethirtyeight.com - 11/28/2008
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fivethirtyeight.com —
Chris Matthews is in. FiveThirtyEight has been hearing
this for some time, but it took a trip...
to Georgia among the Georgia-runoff-congregated and well-connected Obama organizer throng to confirm. According to multiple sources, who confirmed the Tip ...
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Chris Matthews Running For Pennsylvania Senate 2010
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
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Chris Matthews Denies Staffing Up For Possible 2010 Senate Bid
TPM Election Central —
... "It is absolutely not true," Matthews said in a statement posted on FiveThirtyEight.com. Matthews appears to be denying that he's staffing up -- but not necessarily denying that he's in some way planning a campaign. ...
Chris Matthews to run for Senate in PA?
Sister Toldjah —
... “It is absolutely not true,” Matthews said in a statement posted on FiveThirtyEight.com. Matthews appears to be denying that he’s staffing up — but not necessarily denying that he’s in some way planning a campaign. ...
Should Matthews Quit MSNBC?
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Phil Singer: "If Chris Matthews is seriously considering a run for Arlen Specter's Senate seat, he shouldn't be on the air right now... To avoid the appearance of conflict, Chris should do the right thing
and remove himself from the air until he has made a decision. If he
won't do it, NBC should suspend him." Perhaps that's why Matthews denied reports he's looking to hire staff.
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