Chris Matthews on Senate rumors: "Absolutely not true"

Last week, Alex took note of the rumors that MSNBC's Chris Matthews is considering a run for Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Arlen Specter's seat. Now, word has come from FiveThirtyEight.com (via Politico’s Michael Calderone) that Matthews has already met with potential campaign staff.

Matthews has denied the report, saying in a statement, "It is absolutely not true."

Of course, since Matthews'… » Full Story on Salon.com