Good morning.
Saturday in Whitewater will be sunny in the afternoon with a high of 65. Sunrise is 5:57 and sunset is 7:48 for 13 hours 51 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 66.2 percent of its visible disk illuminated.
On this day in 404 BC, Admiral Lysander and King Pausanias of Sparta blockade Athens and bring the Second Peloponnesian War to a successful conclusion.
For reasons unknown to sensible people, every so often the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel will report on a possible Tommy Thompson run for governor this year. See Assessing Teasers and Speculation About Wisconsin Elections for 2026. Holy moly, the Journal Sentinel is back for more:
“U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany IS the only major Republican in the guv race but former GOP governor Tommy Thompson is still considering jumping in the race. And yes, Thompson would be 85 if he took office in January. That isn’t a hurdle to Thompson. He told me Thursday: “I know I could win, but I don’t know if I want to get involved.”
It hasn’t been unusual for Thompson to consider joining statewide races since he left the East Wing 25 years ago but there appears to be a bit more substance to the chatter this time. A poll popped up recently surveying potential voters’ thoughts on Thompson. Thompson told me he heard the results were “encouraging” for another Thompson candidacy but that he remains undecided about joining the race.”
See Molly Beck and Jessie Opoien, Will Tommy Thompson return with a run for governor? | Politics mailbag, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 24, 2026.
Here’s a better answer: It’s improbable that he’ll run, and it’s impossible that he’d win.
While it’s true that Tom Tiffany isn’t charismatic, hardly anyone other than the man Tommy Thompson sees each morning in the mirror is eager for a race with an octogenarian candidate.
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Upcoming posts (in no decided order): Claims of Legacy, a Particular Species of Democrat, a Whitewater Comparative Analysis, Whitewater’s Workforce, ‘What Ails, What Heals’ Reviewed, and Outcome-Driven Opposition.
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