phil singer if chris matthews is seriously considering a run for arlen specters senate seat he shouldnt 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
wont do it nbc should suspend him. perhaps thats why matthews denied reports...... [Show More]
at his popular election blog fivethirty eight.com nate silver says sen. charles grassleys seat would most likely fall to a democrat if he retires in 2010. otherwise hes a safe bet for reelection.
the prediction came during his periodic series ranking the seats in the senate currently known to be contested in 2010. grassleys ranks 17 out of 35 contested races based solely...... [Show More]
catching you up on the latest
la times msnbcs chris matthews could be in the mix of candidates hoping to win republican sen. arlen specters seat in 2010.
hes running for pennsylvan ias senate seat
wait no hes not
jane hamsher how matthews can beat specter .
quinnipiac specter has big lead ......... [Show More]
though obama hasnt campaigned there yet many from his campaign are. nate silver does some psychoanalysis
at the human level there is almost a wistful gravitational pull for many of these organizers in returning to a race. to work on the obama campaign these folks had to disconnect from their previous lives. friendships relationships and other plans all took a backseat to the sing...... [Show More]
with a runoff in georgia set for tuesday and a lengthy recount still ongoing in minnesota not all of this years senate races have been resolved. and yet it is a contest that wont even take place for two years that has arguably stirred the most interest this past week.
for months its been obvious that chris matthews would like to return to his native pennsylvania and run f...... [Show More]
weekend link dump Post Source: www.undiplomatic.net Posted: Dec 01 2008 02:00:58
light linking this weekend i think everyone was too stoned on tryptophan to blog much. . .
spencer ackerman writing last july profiles upandcoming women in national security two of whom are now playing a key role in the obama transition.
spencer again suggests that dick holbrooke would be a perfect choice for u.s. ambassador to iraq. kevin drum counters that obama should s...... [Show More]
silly season Post Source: feedproxy.google.com Posted: Dec 01 2008 00:27:15
this is silly . frankly it does harm to real and legitimate claims for an obama mandate when your mandate measure puts anyone ahead of fdr it is time to stop. speaking for me only this is an open thread....... [Show More]
so says poblano according to multiple sources who confirmed the tip oneill staffercummsnbc host has negotiated with veteran obama staffers to enlist in his campaign chris matthews is likely to run for united states senate in pennsylvania in 2010. matthews 62 would run as a democrat. i would strongly oppose a tweety candidacy for any office including but not limited to ...... [Show More]
apparently he wasnt kidding when he said he thought it was his job to help the obama adminstration succeed
harrisburg pa. a pennsylvania democratic party leader says msnbc pundit chris matthews may be considering a run for u.s. senate in 2010.
the patriotnews of harrisburg reports matthews met with state party leaders this past week in washington to discuss ...... [Show More]
in my earlier diary digby hegemony and the policypersonnel debate i wrote that
wednesday nate silver weighed in with what purports to be a fairly comprehensive sorting of obamas policy initiatives into their ideological positions showing a huge overall tilt in the progressive direction. i think nates categorization is somewhat questionable but i do think that the im...... [Show More]
or at least daniel axelrod i would look at this list as well as prior and future installments and figure out who needs to be flipped either entirelya or casebycase to the democraticside.a the electorate is no longer interested in rinos anticipate the farright to run primary challenges on the grounds of ideological purity and the mainstream and left to get rid of ...... [Show More]
last sunday glenn greenwald wrote
ive been genuinely mystified by the disappointment and surprise being expressed by many liberals over the fact that obamas most significant appointments thus far are composed of pure beltway establishment figures drawn from the centerright of the democratic party and probably once he names his defense secretary and cia director eve...... [Show More]
first news sylvester croom has resigned as mississippi state head coach . the leading candidate for the position is sarah palin silver stop messing with us and now your local angry young men in spandex
its halftime in missouri and 30 kansas. approximately 32490834290 turnovers have marred the proceedings.
clemson has already thrashed south carolina 240 a...... [Show More]
bill oreilly and chris matthews are both famous cable news shouty persons yes but beyond that how much do they have in common both cling to a northeastern workingclass catholicism that colors their broadcast personae even though theyve both been rich and famous long enough to leave most of the lessons behind besides the strict moralism. but matthews is an old democrat working ...... [Show More]
nate silver over at fivethirtyeight isnt retiring now that the election is over.
no yesturday he came out with a story that notes that chris matthews is hiring staff and preparing for a run against pennsylvania senator arlen specter .
seems that a number of sources are confirming that matthews is in talks with veteran obama staffers attempting to get them on board with his cam...... [Show More]
fivethirtyeight continues to provide excellent analysis and news on its site here they are with an entry from today about chris matthews possible run for the senate in penn. i have mixed feelings about matthews. hes been all over the map with the bush administration the best work he did in the last few years was cover the whole valerie plamenige rsc otterquot libby af...... [Show More]
is he going to run against the dinosaur arlen specter will pennsylvanians get to see a real live celebrity coming to their town to campaign will someone finally make the single bullet theory a campaign issue will tweety be able to keep his big yap shut and act like a politician or will that even cancel out his celebrity all good questions and the web is in a tizzy the last few days over ...... [Show More]
obama has received at least 68724397 popular votes for the presidency. i say at least because theyre still counting in california and several other states and so obamas total should wind up comfortably over 69 million 70 million appears unlikely but is not entirely out of the question.
this total represents 22.62 percent of the census bureaus 2008 estimate...... [Show More]
sunday cable news links 415 pm
matthews should spill the beans
mccaffrey targeted for conflicts.
qa dennis miller .
tony spotting .
huck in atlanta qa .
amanpours genocide special qa .
matthews denies . deja vu firing demand.
tmi
oreilly politico piece panned .
a very msnbc thanksgiving .
thumbs up for call me t...... [Show More]
...lenged minnesota ballots. each is accompanied by a link to a pdf of the full ballot with the name of the challenging candidate and the reason for the challenge. registration required via fivethirty eight.com. ..... [Show More]
obamaworshiper and msnbc pundit chris matthews appears to be planning a run for the senate according to fivethirtyeight. he appears poised to run in his home state of pennsylvania in the 2010 election against rino arlen specter.a i know i was surprised too to see matthews running as a democrat.a he was always so fair and balanced that it was hard to see which side of the aisle he...... [Show More]
538 heads to georgia Post Source: theenlighteneddespot.com Posted: Nov 29 2008 01:45:55
nate silver and sean quinn are gearing up for some georgia senate runoff coverage . the polling is never going to be anything like what we get in a presidential election and these guys arent actually magicians blasphemy i know so they probably wont instantly be able to tell us exactly what will happen. i think its safe to say though that were about to h...... [Show More]
i had seen in passing a ref to matthews possibly running for the senate in pa in 2010 but i thought that it was a joke and i forget where i saw it in any event. however according to nate silver it isnt a joke chris matthews staffing up for probable senate run in 2010 .
the seat in question currently belongs to arlen specter.
it would be an interesting move in any eve...... [Show More]
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