MADISON, Wis. -- MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin's U.S. Senate race is in full swing, with all but one of the candidates now advertising on television and the Republican fight for the nomination becoming more pointed less than five weeks before the primary. Polls show the lead held by former Gov. Tommy Thompson is starting to slip to political newcomer and hedge fund manager Eric Hovde, who has spent about $3 million so far on TV ads and is dominating the airwaves. The race had been in the shadow of Gov. Scott Walker's recall for the first half of the year. But following the Walker victory on June 5, the open Senate seat that will help determine whether Democrats hold on to the chamber has...
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