Hovde Rising

This is not a surprise.

Recent polls haven't been as encouraging for Mark Neumann in Wisconsin. Two polls showed Neumann, a conservative former congressman, running third for the Republican senatorial nomination with Eric Hovde emerging as the main challenger to Tommy Thompson, the former governor, presidential candididate, and Bush secretary of health and human services.

Neumann's attack ads are working against Neumann. 

And TT?  It's strictly name-recognition, albeit with some Old Guard loyalty.  But "Bond-It-and-Spend-It" Thompson, an old-time (and, frankly, pretty old) politician, is yesterday's (R).  The Tea Party folks revolted against that 4 years ago.