We’ve been kicking around the idea of a “Where Are They Now?” type post about Jill Long Thompson for awhile now, but haven’t found a reason to do it. We’ve assumed that she’s off finding a new hometown, or planting 2,000 trees every weekend with her husband, or working on another masters and/or PhD, or trying to become the Deputy Assistant to the Deputy Undersecretary for the US Department of Agriculture. Turns out, all those guesses would’ve been wrong. According to Ed Feigenbaum’s Indiana Legislative Insight today, it sounds like she’s already itching for another run at statewide office (and in another big primary battle, no less):

And we’re also picking up some twittering (in the generic sense) about former U.S. Rep. Jill Long Thompson – who rightfully felt wronged by the party establishment in her 2008 gubernatorial run; the timing of the economic collapse also worked against her by a few months – possibly being a primary challenger. While we’re skeptical about a JLT bid, if Sen. Bayh opposes the Employee Free Choice Act, she may be prompted to run by unhappy unions and netroots.

Last month, the unhappy unions tried to oust Dan Parker as state chairman of the Indiana Dems, a move seen by many as a shot across the bow against Evan Bayh (the figurehead who keeps giving his blessing to Parker). Those same unhappy unions were some of JLT’s biggest supporters last year, when the Parker-led state party couldn’t care less about her. We think this has legs, but we’ll remain skeptical (and hopeful) until something more concrete materializes.