Chris Matthews, the host of the MSNBC show Hardball, has not yet announced whether or not he will challenge incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) in 2010.
Apparently, Matthews is still deciding whether or not to run against Specter, but some recent hypothetical polling of Pennsylvania voters has showed that he would fare well against Specter. The numbers speak for themselves, so here they are:
Specter--45%
Matthews--44%
(Research 2000, administered Dec. 10)
Specter--46%
Matthews--43%
(Rasmussen Reports, administered Dec. 2)
It is incredibly rare that a challenger in a Senate race polls this well against an incumbent (who is fairly popular) this early on, let alone one that has not yet announced their candidacy.
And if he was worried about surviving the Democratic primary, that same Research 2000 poll showed that he would defeat two of the leading potential Democratic candidates, Reps. Patrick Murphy and Allyson Schwartz.
Matthews--24%
Murphy--19%
Schwartz--15%
Like I said before, these numbers really speak for themselves. Matthews should take a close look at these numbers before making his decision about whether or not to run.
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