1.0 link 146977 <![CDATA[What Matthews Must Do To Beat Specter]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-hamsher/how-matthews-can-beat-spe_b_146977.html Five Thirty Eight is reporting that Chris Matthews is hiring staff for a Senate run against Republican Arlen Specter in 2010.

Polling puts Specter ahead by quite a bit in the polls, but that's probably not going to be Matthews' biggest problem.

With the Democrats just shy of 60 votes in the Senate needed to prevent a filibuster, Specter is in position to be a key vote in the passage of critical legislation.&nbsp; He'll be able to...

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