Arlen Specter,  Chris Matthews

Rasmussen: Arlen Specter 46% Vs. Chris Matthews 43% – Does Retirement Loom for Specter?

Arlen Specter November 20 2008

Senator Specter speaks at a press conference announcing a bipartisan proposal to support the automotive industry, November 20, 2008

Good grief, Chris Matthews?

It would be a difficult race for Arlen Specter to win because of his age (Specter will be 80 in 2010) and illness – cancer but with these poll numbers will he now retire?

Republican Senator Arlen Specter is potentially vulnerable in his 2010 bid for re-election. A Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Pennsylvania voters finds Specter leading MSNBC pundit Chris Matthews by just three percentage points, 46% to 43%, in a match-up that may foreshadow one of the nation’s most closely-watched Senate races.

Matthews, whose handling of the presidential campaign drew loud complaints of bias from Republicans, has expressed interest in the race. His contract with MSNBC expires next year.

Mark this Senate seat as a likely Democrat pick-up unless Matthews GAFFES his way against a REAL Democrat contender in the  primary election.

Stay tuned…..

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