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Ellipsis

(9,183 posts)
Fri Apr 1, 2022, 11:11 AM Apr 2022

Tommy Thompson meeting the Commander in Beef at Maralago.on a possible 5th Governors run.

Apparently Fox Valley Kleefisch, "ain't" doin' so well...


https://www.wkow.com/news/tommy-thompson-meeting-with-donald-trump-to-discuss-governors-race/article_d3d884f2-b137-11ec-94e4-039d593b8f18.html

MADISON (WKOW) — Former Governor Tommy Thompson, who earlier this month left his post as interim UW System president, met Thursday with former President Donald Trump in what a source described as a broad conversation about the 2022 campaign season.

Thompson has not ruled out running for governor himself but said he was going to take the month of April to consider his political future before making any decisions.

A Republican source close to Thompson confirmed the former four-term governor was meeting with Trump at the Trump-owned Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida.

The source said Thompson was not specifically seeking to land Trump's endorsement should he run for governor but the source noted Thompson would especially stand to benefit from Trump's support since he'd be a late entry into the Republican primary.

Instead, the source maintained Thompson was meeting with Trump to discuss a broader view of Wisconsin politics: the U.S. Senate race where Sen. Ron Johnson is seeking a third term, the governor's race, and what it takes for a GOP candidate to win a statewide contest in Wisconsin.

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Tommy Thompson meeting the Commander in Beef at Maralago.on a possible 5th Governors run. (Original Post) Ellipsis Apr 2022 OP
dude is probably fishing for a VP nom. Thomas Hurt Apr 2022 #1
Tommy Thompson is a jerk Jilly_in_VA Apr 2022 #2
Elroy Boy, Libertarian. Owner of the Tee-Pee Supper Club... Ellipsis Apr 2022 #4
I knew them both Jilly_in_VA Apr 2022 #7
I got my info from gossip from the state capital employees I met over the years. Ellipsis Apr 2022 #8
What fresh hell is this? Blue Owl Apr 2022 #3
There's probably more to the story... Ellipsis Apr 2022 #5
Tommy Thompson was a shill for a company that actually did want to put tracking chips in folks. Midnight Writer Apr 2022 #6
Sign common during his runs for whatever... LakeArenal Apr 2022 #9
Hah, exactly. n/t Ellipsis Apr 2022 #10
He's 80 years old. milestogo Apr 2022 #11

Jilly_in_VA

(10,888 posts)
2. Tommy Thompson is a jerk
Fri Apr 1, 2022, 11:18 AM
Apr 2022

I knew the guy when he was in law school and he was a jerk then. He has not changed; if anything, he is even more of a jerk than he was, because he doesn't have his brother Eddie around to keep him honest. Eddie was a colorful character (to put it mildly) who could pop out of the woodwork at inconvenient times and tell Tommy about himself. He would be horrified at Tommy even thinking of associating with the Slobfather. Unfortunately Eddie died in 2015 (or thereabouts) and even his ghost can't help us now. But look him up. He was great.

Ellipsis

(9,183 posts)
4. Elroy Boy, Libertarian. Owner of the Tee-Pee Supper Club...
Fri Apr 1, 2022, 11:29 AM
Apr 2022

The news would sometimes interview him from the bar if I remember correctly.

Jilly_in_VA

(10,888 posts)
7. I knew them both
Fri Apr 1, 2022, 12:09 PM
Apr 2022

even before all that. Don't ask LOL but even then Eddie was there to keep Tommy from being too full of himself. Now.....*SMDH*

Ellipsis

(9,183 posts)
5. There's probably more to the story...
Fri Apr 1, 2022, 11:34 AM
Apr 2022

He's come off his high from from running the UW system.

Thompson is plugged in. Im sure with the polarization of GOP here Thompson will give him "feedback". I will bet not all of it good.


milestogo

(17,816 posts)
11. He's 80 years old.
Fri Apr 1, 2022, 07:59 PM
Apr 2022

And he wants to go back to being governor?

I didn't think he was crazy enough to hang with Trump.

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