If You Liked Al Franken, You'll Love Chris Matthews

With a run-off in Georgia set for Tuesday and a lengthy recount still ongoing in Minnesota, not all of this year's Senate races have been resolved. And yet it is a contest that won't even take place for two years that has arguably stirred the most interest this past week.

For months, it's been obvious that Chris Matthews would like to return to his native Pennsylvania and run for Arlen Specter's Senate seat in 2010. He's done nothing to silence media speculation that he'll be a candidate, declared on national television, "I want to be a senator," and even addressed the subject with top-tier Democratic donors. He's also turned his MSNBC show into something of a showcase for major players in the media and political worlds of Pennsylvania, all of whom will play a key role in their state's next Senate election. (Matthews has also been known to incessantly drop the name of "Eddie" Rendell, Pennsylvania's reigning Democratic governor.)

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