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With Wisconsin Senate race neck and neck, tone gets nasty

In the Wisconsin Senate race, Tommy Thompason, a former Republican governor and Bush Cabinet secretary, and Democratic Rep. Tammy Baldwin are locked in a surprisingly close race.With so much on the line, including the possibility it may determine which party holds the majority in the Senate, the tone on the campaign trail has gotten nasty."This is a classic race between somebody that works with both political parties and somebody like Tammy Baldwin who is so extreme that even her own political party doesn't pass her legislation," Thompson told Fox News.Baldwin declined a request for an interview, but at a recent rally with former President Clinton, Baldwin blasted her opponent."What Tommy's not telling you is what he's been up to since he left the state of Wisconsin ... because, you know, he went to work in Washington for George W. Bush and helped turn Bill Clinton's surplus into a deficit," Baldwin told supporters.Recent TV ads from the two campaigns have focused on the emotional topi...

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