Chris My Thigh is Tingling!Matthews
... the late Tip O'Neill's former gopher who has magazines with centerfolds of Barack Obama in his bathroom...
, was trounced Tuesday evening in Maryland's 8th Congressional District Democratic primary, but her husband's employer made no mention this defeat in its election coverage.
Polls closed in Maryland at 8 p.m. Tuesday, and State Sen. Jamie Raskin, 53, was declared the projected winner at around 11 p.m. that evening.
MSNBC's only mention of Matthews' role in the Maryland Democratic primary came at around 6 p.m., when Chuck Todd reported that she was in a three-way race for the nomination. His namedrop came well before Matthews was declared the loser in the race.
The failed candidate's husband, "Hardball" anchor Chris Matthews, took the evening off to be with her on election night.