The Specter Of Chris Matthews
April 15, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Think about recent great campaign battles, and these might come to mind: Bill Weld versus John Kerry, Jesse Helms versus Jim Martin, Hillary Clinton versus Rick Lazio. And many others.
Will a 2010 Senate races between Arlen Specter and Chris Matthews join that pantheon of greatness?
Here’s the latest, from Arlen Specter’s appearance on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” this morning:
Steve Scully: “I want to ask you about Chris Mathews and his possible run, because that has been talked about quite frequently in this town and in Pennsylvania.”
Arlen Specter: “No, I have never talked to Chris about it; I’ve talked to Chris with some frequency. I talked to him last week on his program. He had a perfect opportunity to bring it up, but he didn’t, and you’ll pardon me, Steve, if I don’t bring it up—I’m not giving anybody any ideas. I’m not running away from it, but I’m not soliciting it either. “
Specter may not be soliciting it, but political junkies are salivating over it.
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