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Chris Matthews Considering Run for Senate; MSNBC Hopes He Quits Soon
Wizbang — Chris Matthews is thinking about running against Arlen Specter for the US Senate. According to Politico, he even bought a house in Philly to establish residency. He's being advised to leave MSNBC and jump into the race: As speculation surrounding his potential candidacy heats up, Matthews has also been asking advisers whether to step down from his MSNBC post well before his contract expires in June. At one recent meeting, he was advised that if he truly intends to run, he should resign from the network as soon as possible. "We talked about the value of doing this now and six ...

Is Matthews Senate Talk a Ploy?
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — According to Politico, Chris Matthews "is dead serious about running for the Senate in Pennsylvania -- and shopping for a house in the state and privately discussing quitting MSNBC as proof of his intense interest, according to NBC colleagues, political operatives and friends." ...

ThinkFast: December 4, 2008
Think Progress — ... Chris Matthews is being advised to resign his post at MSNBC as soon as possible if he is serious about running for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania. Despite the fact that Matthews is currently looking for a house in the state, some at NBC believe Matthews’s potential candidacy is simply a “negotiating ploy to jack up his contract.” ...

Election Central Morning Roundup
TPM Election Central — ... The Politico reports that Chris Matthews has been meeting with political operatives to discuss a timetable for his possible Senate candidacy -- and they're advising him to quit MSNBC and get organized ahead of his contract's expiration in June. "I said, 'if you want to be a U.S. senator, step up and get into the race,'" said one participant. ...

Chris Matthews still eyeing Senate race
Political Animal — ... ." Of course, Matthews wasn't denying interest in the campaign, he was only denying the report about negotiations with Obama staffers. In fact, by all indications, Matthews is seriously considering the Senate race. Chris Matthews is dead serious about running for the Senate in Pennsylvania -- and shopping for a house in the state and privately discussing quitting MSNBC as proof of his intense interest, according to NBC colleagues, political operatives, and friends. The garrulous host of the show "Hardball with Chris Matthews" has already picked out a home in Philadelphia to ...

Misogynist Chris Matthews Advised to Quit MSNBC: Women Rejoice at the Thought
Tennessee Guerilla Women — ... Reportedly, Chris Matthews wants to be a senator so bad he is shopping for a house in Pennsylvania, and he is thinking of quitting MSNBC. My sympathies to the folks in Pennsylvania, but if Matthews resigns, the women of America will be dancing in the streets. ...

Matthews to the Senate
Balloon Juice — This is one of those things that has been rumored forever, but I never took any stock in it: Chris Matthews is dead serious about running for the Senate in Pennsylvania — and is shopping for a house in the state and privately discussing quitting MSNBC as proof of his intense interest, according to NBC colleagues, political operatives and friends. Even so, some NBC insiders think it’s all simply a negotiating ploy to jack up his contract. The garrulous host of the show “Hardball ...

Jackass-A-Palooza
Jules Crittenden — ... Now Chris Matthews wants to be a United States senator. Some people might consider that a bad thing. But as long as we’re stuck with a Dem Cong, imagine the possiblities. Chris, ...

PA-Sen: Specter Vulnerable Against Matthews
Swing State Project — ... Politico reports today that, on the one hand, Matthews is discussing the possibility of leaving MSNBC and relocating to Pennsylvania to focus on the race. But on the other hand, NBC insiders think it's a ploy to renegotiate his contract, which expires in 2009. Right now, a renegotiation is not anticipated to be as rich as his current $5 million per year (and which will leave him lagging way behind fellow pundit Keith Olbermann)... threatening to run for Senate instead of jumping to another network is kind of a new wrinkle in the usual pattern, though. ...

Chris Matthews sets example other partisan journalists should follow
Sister Toldjah — ... You’re probably thinking, “what is she - crazy?” But hear me out on this one. The Politico reports that Matthews is in talks with ...

'The Sense of Entitlement That This Blowhard Personifies is Truly Stunning'
JammieWearingFool — ... human embodiment of all that is sick and wrong with Beltway culture. And yet, he really thinks he can just parachute into one of the largest states in the country, buy a mansion in Philadelphia and be a senator on sheer celebrity alone. I mean, maybe he can - maybe politics is now so devoid of meaning that this is just the way it is. But I really hope not. Read the rest. I don't agree with some of his other points, but he's spot on regarding Matthews. Meanwhile, the employers of his low-rated cable shoutfest are hoping he goes sooner than later. If Matthews is serious about ...

2010-- Here Already? Pennsylvania Senate Race Heating Up
DownWithTyranny! — ... So is Matthews going to run? I guess we'll know if he quits his day job anytime before his contract expires in June. His presence on the network gives him exposure of course, but it also exposes him to intense examination, word by word, grimace by grimace. ...

tweety might quit
skippy the bush kangaroo — if we were more rude, we'd insert a joke about our good luck in first losing tim russert. however, we have enough decorum to avoid bad taste humor, so we will simply report on chris matthews' apparent consideration to quit msnbc so he can run for the u.s. senate in pennsylvania. politico: ...

PA-Sen: The Chris Matthews boomlet
Daily Kos — ... As for Matthews, all indications are that despite his serious man crushes on George W. Bush (and his codpiece), he's serious -- even if some think it's all one big contract negotiating ploy with MSNBC. ...

Matthews inches closer to Senate run; picks out Philly house, discusses quitting MSNBC
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... to step down from his MSNBC post well before his contract expires in June. At one recent meeting, he was advised that if he truly intends to run, he should resign from the network as soon as possible. “We talked about the value of doing this now and six months from now. I advocated that he do this as soon as possible,” the operative said. “It’s the MSNBC stuff that’s going to jam him up. I said, 'If you want to be a U.S. senator, step up and get into the race.'”... Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16190.html

Links for 2008-12-04 [del.icio.us]
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... and was filed on behalf of Leo Donofrio against New Jersey Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells. Legal experts say the appeal has little chance of succeeding, despite appearing on the court's schedule. Legal records show it is only the tip of an iceberg of nationwide efforts seeking to derail Obama's election over accusations that he either wasn't born a U.S. citizen or that he later renounced his citizenship in Indonesia. +++++++ Well, you never know.... Matthews advised to quit MSNBC Chris Matthews is dead serious about running for the ...

links for 2008-12-05
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... (tags: missile_defense) Matthews advised to quit MSNBC Chris Matthews is dead serious about running for the Senate in Pennsylvania — and is shopping for a house in the state and privately discussing quitting MSNBC as proof of his intense ...

12/5: The Netroots Eye Specter's Seat
Blogometer — 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 ...

No Sen. Matthews
Political Animal — ... " from Media Matters shows a record that would have been tough to overcome. Matthews' interest in the race was probably genuine , but he was under the mistaken impression that his celebrity status would propel him to the front of the pack. With Matthews out, who's likely to seek the party nod? Specter is considered vulnerable, so expect a sizable Democratic field. A month ago, Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.) dipped his toe in the water, ...