NBC News Chief Steve Capus indicated he does not think MSNBC host Chris Matthews will run for Senate, tamping down expectations the commentator would challenge Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) as a Democrat in 2010.
“[Chris Matthews] is not running for office,” Capus told Broadcasting & Cable. “Well, look, if he were running for office, he wouldn’t be on TV.”
Matthews has been reportedly mulling a bid for Senate in Pennsylvania amidst contract renegotiations with NBC. While speculation that Matthews would announced had reached a fever pitch weeks ago, chatter of a potential run has become more muted as signals that Matthews would re-up with NBC have emerged.