The New York Sun newspaper is reporting that things are starting to heat up in the speculation that MSNBC (for those not familiar, it’s a cable news network that no one watches) host Chris Matthews might be tossing his hat into the ring to run against Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter in 2010.
Originally from Philadelphia, the host of Hardball recently did his show from the city of brotherly love in the week leading up the primary election Matthews guests during his stint in Philly was a who’s who of Democrat politics and featured an awful lotta folks that Matthews would have to buddy up with to get the nod to challenge Pennsylvania’s senior Senator.
Other than his ability to speak at a much faster clip than the plodding Specter, I'm not sure what Matthews really brings to the race that would appeal to voters or would provide a distinct difference from Specter. I can’t imagine most folks in the Commonwealth will be able to tell the difference between these two Philadelphia liberals!
Here’s hoping that the real difference might come in the form of a conservative Republican primary challenger for Specter. Last time out Specter had his bacon saved by President Bush and then Senator Santorum who rallying hard for the five term Senator, who narrowly edged out Congressman Pat Toomey.
Originally from Philadelphia, the host of Hardball recently did his show from the city of brotherly love in the week leading up the primary election Matthews guests during his stint in Philly was a who’s who of Democrat politics and featured an awful lotta folks that Matthews would have to buddy up with to get the nod to challenge Pennsylvania’s senior Senator.
Other than his ability to speak at a much faster clip than the plodding Specter, I'm not sure what Matthews really brings to the race that would appeal to voters or would provide a distinct difference from Specter. I can’t imagine most folks in the Commonwealth will be able to tell the difference between these two Philadelphia liberals!
Here’s hoping that the real difference might come in the form of a conservative Republican primary challenger for Specter. Last time out Specter had his bacon saved by President Bush and then Senator Santorum who rallying hard for the five term Senator, who narrowly edged out Congressman Pat Toomey.
Toomey is a smart guy and has done a nice job leading the conservative, Club for Growth in the interim and would have a solid base to start from if he chose to run again.
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