Rachel Maddow Makes Campaign Ad For GOP Sen. Scott Brown

After Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown delivered an unusually defensive response to the Facebook-originated claim that MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow was running for office in his state, the left-leaning host (who has admitted she feels “attacked” by Brown) decided on her show tonight to help him out a bit and create her own smear ad…against herself.

While this does highlight the ridiculousness of Brown’s quick-fire attack to an Internet rumor, it’s not like he has no reason to be worried. Wasn’t Chris Matthews planning to run for Senate at one point? How many other television or media personalities decide to make the switch over to politics once they feel confident enough in their viewership to throw their hat in the ring? Though at this point Maddow has exasperatedly denied her political aspirations enough that any continuing mention of her from Brown’s campaign is just asking for all of MSNBC’s wrath to be rained upon him.

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