November 29, 2008
Politics

Chris Matthews interrupts Black Friday to announce that he won't be interrupting the Senate in 2010

Still available to lose "Meet the Press" to Chuck Todd.

MSNBC's Hardball host Chris Matthews issued a five word statement denying that he's running for Senate: "It is absolutely not true."

On Friday, reports surfaced claiming that Matthews was "staffing up." Matthews, who once worked for former House Speaker Tip O'Neill, is rumored to be eying Arlen Specter's Senate seat. If he does run, Matthews would be taking on the 80 year-old Republican as a Democrat.

As we expect Chris to continue denying this story, we've created a longer, more detailed "I'm not running for Senate" o-tron. Help him choose his words!


Chris Matthews I'm not running for Senate-o-tron

I would like to the rumor that I am running for the Senate.

When I told FiveThirtyEight, "it is absolutely not true," I meant that it's absolutely . Listen, I already have the greatest job in the world, on MSNBC. Yet, this rumor won't go away. I would love to go a day without being asked," Chris, ?" The fact is, I'm .

That said, I would love to represent in the Senate one day. Maybe I'll wait until Arlen Specter .

Now, as I always say, ""

Matthews

P.S.
My new book, Life's a Campaign, is available on .com!

Posted by: Laurie Kilmartin      I’m a fan of Laurie Kilmartin
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YoungPoorAndAngryPress
posted 1:39 pm on 12/03/2008
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Hell I already emailed him to ask for a staff position. Matthews is running, we know it, the press knows it, even his dog knows it. Who are you kidding Chris, lets play some hardball in 2010

imnoone - 1 Reply
posted 2:21 pm on 11/29/2008
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I heard him, a month or two ago, talk about how he would like to enter into some new phase in his life, and that representing an electorate would be the highest of honors. I was under the impression that he had denied "staffing up". Not directly denied that he might run someday. He worked for two of the biggest politicians in the last 40 years.

I do like your game, or puzzle or whatever it is. Thank you.

replying to imnoone; posted 6:56 pm on 11/29/2008
Imnoone, I don't know what it is either, but thank you!
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