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Hullabaloo — They Can't Be That Desperate by digby Dear God: Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell gave Chris Matthews a glowing endorsement for his potential Senate candidacy today, calling the MSNBC host the “strongest Democratic candidate without any doubt” in an interview on Bloomberg TV. Rendell added that he doesn’t “really know” if Matthews has made a decision to run yet. And he cautioned that Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) would be a formidable opponent because of his strong ties to independents and moderate Democrats. Rendell's longtime ...
BREAKING: Idea of Chris Matthews Becoming Senator Universally Declared “A Worse Idea Than Poking Yourself in the Eye with a Fondue Fork”
Firedoglake —
... According to Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, Chris "Tweety" Matthews would make a swell Democratic United States Senator. Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell can come across as a real dick sometimes, especially when he ...
Ed Rendell Loses His Mind, Endorses Chris Matthews for PA Senate Run
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
... Politico: Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell gave Chris Matthews a glowing endorsement for his potential Senate candidacy today, calling the MSNBC host the “strongest Democratic candidate without any doubt” in an interview on Bloomberg TV. ...
Getting Ready to sit the 2010 Senate cycle out
Newshoggers.com —
... little bit. I phone banked and canvassed for Kerry in '04, and was one of the first Deaniacs in '03. In 2002, I phone banked and door knocked for Governor Rendell. I'm a pretty damn regular volunteer who has developed some very useful skills. I'm the type of volunteer campaigns love to find as I can do a lot of work and tie them into a few very useful networks in the early stages. And I think I might sit out the 2010 Senate cycle as I won't care about the results. From the Politico: ...
Monday's campaign round-up
Political Animal —
... in 2010, which will likely be an open-seat contest with Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) running for governor. White was re-elected last year with 86% of the vote. * Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) is apparently enthusiastic about Chris Matthews' possible Senate campaign, calling the MSNBC host the "strongest Democratic candidate without any doubt." * If Matthews does run, the latest Research 2000 poll shows him ...
12/15: A Big Deal Or Not?
Blogometer —
... lock and key at all moments, with Secret Service agents ready to throw him to the floor at a moment's notice. But for an American president, any moment in Iraq has to be considered a very high risk situation. So it did make me wonder." BUSH II: BDS, Iraqi-Style Conservative bloggers used the incident as an opportunity to take some shots at liberal American pundits: PA-SEN: The Netroots For Specter Movement Gains Steam Liberal bloggers did not take kindly to PA Gov. Ed Rendell 's endorsement of MSNBC host Chris Matthews ' potential Senate candidacy. Several prominent ...
No Sen. Matthews
Political Animal —
... yesterday in a production meeting that he's staying where he is. I suspect many Democrats are breathing a sigh of relief, and not just among the netroots, where Matthews is exceedingly unpopular. Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) recently gushed about a possible Matthews big, calling the MSNBC host the "strongest Democratic candidate without any doubt," but that was a minority viewpoint. In fact, it's obviously just speculation, but if Matthews had run, I think he probably would have done rather poorly. A quick review of, say, his " ...
