Wisconsin GOP Desperately Seeking Senate Candidate

Two months ago, the National Republican Senatorial Committee proudly announced that California banker Eric Hovde was going to be their guy to run for US Senate in Wisconsin against Senator Tammy Baldwin. But since then, nothing. Hovde has been too busy raking in the big bucks from his two California-based banks and hanging with his friends and family in sunny Laguna Beach to come to cold, snowy Wisconsin for any length of time.

However, Hovde hasn't been completely idle. Apparently, he hired a couple of people, including a spokesperson, who said that Hovde will formally announce his campaign next week. No seriously. They're really gonna do it, guys.

When and if Hovde ever formally enters the race, it won't be his first time. He ran in 2012 but didn't even make it out of the primary against former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson. Thompson went on to lose to Baldwin.

Supposedly also weighing in on the race is Scott Mayer, a businessman from Franklin, Wisconsin. On Tuesday, Mayer announced that he had already hired 20 people, incuding top management. On Wednesday, he said, "Just kidding!"

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