538: Matthews running in 2010

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That poll makes perfect sense to me. Matthews leans liberal and so does Pennsylvania.

He voted for Bush in 2000 when a lot of people did who could not "predict the future" as he put it. He has railed against Bush the last 4 years.

He lost the Congressional race when he had no name recognition beyond a book which most people had not heard of.

Jesse Ventura won by forgoing any hint of BS and being straight up and honest about everything. That's what Matthews will do.

I don't know if he'll win. But he's not some joke candidate. I wonder how many of you actually watch the show.

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His show is a joke show.  I do know that.

It's not.

Consider that a good portion of the Scooter Libby trial revolved around Cheney's obsession with Hardball's reporting against him.

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His show is a joke show.  I do know that.

It's not.

Consider that a good portion of the Scooter Libby trial revolved around Cheney's obsession with Hardball's reporting against him.

So now you're quoting a joke case in order to prove Hardball's net worth as a non-joke show.  Ok...

I reject your premise. Explain to me how you conclude that was a "joke case." All mainstream media outlets covered it in detail. The President found it significant enough to issue a commutation outside of the normal pardon process, which he has followed in all other such cases.

Moreover, you missed the point. If Hardball is a joke show, why was Cheney obsessed with what they were saying about him?