Kapanke given toughest odds in recall election - JSOnline

Kapanke given toughest odds in recall election - JSOnline
"Dan Kapanke, a Republican from La Crosse with a strong Democratic tinge to his district, may be the state senator most vulnerable to being removed in a recall election, according to academics and other political observers.

Two other names these people most frequently mentioned as vulnerable: Sen. Randy Hopper (R-Fond du Lac) and Democrat Jim Holperin of Conover.

When it came to Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills), the experts said prospects were less easy to predict.

The four senators are among 16 - eight Republicans and eight Democrats - against whom recall petitions are circulating as a result of the battle raging for the last month over the state budget.

University of Wisconsin-Madison political scientist Charles Franklin called Kapanke "the only one of those (Republicans) who looks like they're situated in a Democratic-leaning district.""