More speculation over Matthews' possible 2010 run
By Dan Hirschhorn, PolitickerPA.com ReporterIt's a safe bet that everytime MSNBC commentator Chris Matthews schmoozes with local politicians from now on, people will wonder if he's getting ready for his rumored 2010 Senate run against Arlen Specter.
Matthews is on the campaign trail with Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, and as Politico's Michael Calderone notes, the Hardball host made time Sunday to glad-hand Gov. Ed Rendell and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter.
This comes more than a month after Matthews turned heads at breakfast for Pennsylvania delegates to the Democratic convention in Denver. That morning, he couldn't quite explain to PolitickerPA.com how or when he would decide whether or not to take on Specter, the moderate Republican and longtime senior U.S. Senator.
"I don't have an answer; I haven't gone through that," Matthews said at the time.
The next week, Montgomery County Commissioner Jim Matthews put his brother's odds of deciding to run against Specter at 25 percent.
Specter is known as a fierce political opponent; a poll in August showed him narrowly leading Matthews in a potential matchup.
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I highly doubt Matthews will run...he really wants to I'm sure, but I doubt he'll have the gull to take on such a popular and respected leader. Sen. Specter had done so many wonderful things for PA and has been working around the clock to improve the state. His supports ranges from Jews-Black's, urban-rural, and rich-poor. He's a powerful political force in Washington and at home.
I highly dout PA will drop someone who's done so much good for the state. And one of the few politicians respected on both sides of the aisle and works across the line everytime.
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