Latest poll shows Thompson in a dead heat, three-man race. (WI)

The Wisconsin Reporter ^ | 8-2-12 | M. D. Kittle

[WilliamRobert]

De Mint, Toomey, Paul you are correct, heavy hitters, and you are also right about a Palin endorsement putting this candidate over the top. Does anyone know where the grand lady of “Kingmaking” stands on this race ?

[MNlurker]

The only name that matters is:

Scott Walker

Neuman has outside endorsements, but us here remember very clearly the campaign he ran against Walker in the primary. He may be popular outside of the State but I can guarantee he won’t win a popularity contest of Republican candidates.

“Negative Neuman” likely knows this because he’s gone from attack ads to syrupy family man ads to try and close the gap.

[Sideshow Bob]

Ok, I see from Neuman’s website that Neuman has the following endorsements:

Sen. Jim DeMint
Sen. Rand Paul Sen. Pat Toomey
Sen. Mike Lee
Sen. Tom Coburn
Club for Growth

That’s not too shabby WI. Neuman might get put over the top if Palin endorsed him.

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You do realize that after trailing badly against Walker in the 2010 GOP gubernatorial primary and getting somewhat shunned at the 2010 Wisconsin GOP convention, Neumann threatened to quit the GOP primary and run as a 3rd party INDEPENDENT centrist candidtate to the LEFT of Walker.

Neumann is NOT a conservative, just an opportunistic egomaniac.

There is NO WAY Palin will endorse Negative Neumann. And I'm not sure I would want some of the other endorsements you listed - Coburn is inconsistently conservative, Toomey is more of a moderate and Paul is a libertarian nutcase.

I'm really disappointed with the rest of the endorsers listed. A number of former Neumann staffers are presently employed at Club for Growth so I understand that endorsement, but DeMint & Lee should know better.

[el_texicano]

Ok, I am open to correction. Tell me then who would/should Sarah Palin endorse?

[Sideshow Bob]

“Negative Neuman” likely knows this because he’s gone from attack ads to syrupy family man ads to try and close the gap.

I want to puke everytime I hear the Neumann radio commercial where he alleges his 3 year-old grandson Charlie endorses Neumann's Senate campaign so that Washington stops spending Charlie's money.

I also have an issue with the Neumann ad where claims family/religious values and says the reason he went to church sunday school as a kid was to be near his future wife. In addition to to being sappy, I'm not sure it demonstrates a family/religious value - just a creepy, obsessive childhood crush.

[MNlurker]

Who uses “little rascal” anymore...

I mean other than that pederast Harry Reid (from what I heard from someone) of course.

[Sideshow Bob]

Ok, I am open to correction. Tell me then who would/should Sarah Palin endorse?

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I think Palin will stay out of the race - at least until after the primary.

Mama Grizzly likes picking winners. If he were running a little bit closer, I could see her endorsing Fitzgerald - he's a small town, conservative guy. While Fitz is perhaps the most authentically across-the-board conservative candidate, he has no chance of winning the primary.

Hovde is the least GOP-e insider of the four candidates. And while that Hovde attribute might appeal to Palin, the fact that Hovde is highly self-funded will keep her away from an endorsement - at least until after the primary.

I strongly believe Sarah Palin will simply not offer an endorsement to Tommy or Neumann - even if either man wins the August 14 primary.

[Sideshow Bob]

Who uses “little rascal” anymore...?

Uh, the He-Man Woman Haters Club?

O-Tay Spanky!

[Sideshow Bob]

I was kinda busy in my home state with Cruz and unable to see who the TEA party folks up there have endorsed. It would be a shame to see a RINO get in under the rine-ar (radar) because we lost energy after the recall.

There really isn't a RINO in the race. And there really isn't a TEA party candidate in the race, either.

Tommy is the more moderate of the 4 candidates, but they all have mostly conservative tendencies.

There are 3 GOP-e insider candidates (Tommy, Fitz & Neumann) and the "outsider" in the race (Hovde) is a self-funding millionaire.

Fitzgerald is the current Assembly Speaker, but is from a mostly rural district and has a tiny base to build upon for a statewide race.

Neumann crapped his nest by running a dishonorable gubernatorial primary race against Walker and is repeating his negative campaign tricks in this race.

Tommy & Neumann have also spurned previous GOP recruitment efforts to run against the US Senate incumbent in 2000, 2004, 2006 & 2010. In each of those years, Tommy allowed his name to be floated and intimidated many quality candidates from stepping forward.

Neumann has also previously lost US House races in 1992 & 1993, a US Senate race in 1998 and the gubernatorial primary in 2010.

I like Fitzgerald, but will vote for Hovde.

[RicocheT]

Tommy T is yesterdays news, too old and stuck in the 90s. Wisconsin needs a US senator who will be conservative, work hard for our state and who won’t be a one termer due to age as will Thompson.

I like Fitzgerald as a conservative, but he hasn’t raised enough money to reliably beat Baldwin. Also, Baldwin will energize her lefty base by pointing out Fitzgerald was a big supporter of Act 10.

Hovde has the money and is conservative enough for me. He can beat Baldwin. He was with Walker on Act 10, but wasn’t in the legislature voting on it as was Fitzgerald.

[newzjunkey]

Baldwin will win this for the Dems in Nov.