While Tommy Thompson -- noticable by his absence from the recall campaigns -- continues to toy with the idea of running for US Senate (some say he's waiting to see if Feingold runs, and doesn't want to run against him), a Roll Call article suggests that time may have passed him by:
“Even Republican donors who supported Tommy in the past and might support him again are unenthusiastic about him running for the Senate next year,” the operative said. “He is yesterday’s news, and his comments on Obamacare will kill him. Plus, he’s a pre-Internet candidate. He’ll tell groups whatever they want to hear, even if their views are diametrically opposed. You can’t do that these days.”