The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. November 31, 2008 Chris Matthews Seen As Possible Senate Candidate ------------------------------------------------ And in political news, rumors have it that MSNBC host Chris Matthews is considering a run for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania against Republican Arlen Specter. Matthews is a Philadelphia native and once served as an aide to House Speaker Tip O’Neill. .