Two items of interest from my Wisconsin politics guy in response to Tommy Thompson’s endorsement of Rudy Giuliani.

1) Thompson was reportedly shopping his endorsement for a while, as this article hints.

2) There may have been another clue on when this endorsement was worked out – on Oct. 5, Giuliani’s campaign announced a fundraiser in Milwaukee scheduled for October 18.

We’re both finding the site of the announcement – South Carolina – a little unusual. Thompson never made much of a splash in the Palmetto State, right? If a Thompson endorsement would have any pull, you would figure it would be in the Midwest (Iowa).