Tommy Thompson Tea Party Favorite Not Running Wisconsin US Senate Race

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Tommy Thompson Tea Party Favorite Not Running Wisconsin US Senate Race – The former governor of Wisconsin, Tommy Thompson, announced at a recent tea party rally that he will not be running for Senate in Wisconsin. Thompson said that his family had wished that he would not run, and that he would honor their wishes according to the associated press. Thompson went on to say that the decision not to run was not an easy one. It is reported that Thompson came close to deciding to run when a tea party crowd began shouting out his name and calling for him to run during a gathering. After several conversations with his son and daughter Thompson reportedly changed his mind and decided that running for Senate would not be in the best interest of him and his family.

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Thompson, who is a life long republican, would have had to take on Senator Russ Feingold in the general election. The seat in Wisconsin is seen as one that should be relatively easy to take for the republicans should they be able to choose the right candidate. Recent polls in the state have suggested that the citizens of the state may be a looking for a change in the near future. However, without Thompson, who already has an established track record in the state, the republican party may find it a bit harder to take the seat out from under Feingold’s nose.
Thompson has also worked as the Secretary of Health and Human resources under George W. Bush. He is popular in the state of Wisconsin, and has become increasingly well liked after his years on the Bush administration. He would have a much easier time running against the current incumbent, Feingold, than most other republicans would. Thompson’s daughter Kelli recently told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel that Thompson had recently expressed interest in running.
“The family can’t do it anymore,” she said. “It’s too vicious. It’s too hard.”

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