Poll: Majorities support recall of two Wisconsin GOP senators

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Poll: Majorities support recall of two Wisconsin GOP senators
By Greg Sargent

Here's something that could give some momentum to efforts to recall Wisconsin GOP state senators in the wake of last night's end-run passage of Scott Walker's measure to roll back public employee bargaining rights.

I've got an advance look at some new polling by Survey USA that finds solid majorities in two GOP senate districts support the recall of their senators. The poll was paid for by MoveOn, which obviously has an ax to grind in this fight, but Survey USA is a respected non-partisan pollster that's routinely cited by major news organizations.

Here are the numbers, sent over by a MoveOn official, in the districts of GOP senators Dan Kapanke and Randy Hopper.

When asked if they would vote for Hopper or someone else if a recall election were held right now, 54 percent said they'd vote for someone else, versus only 43 percent they'd vote for Hopper.

In Kapanke's district, the numbers were even worse: 57 percent said they'd vote for someone else, versus only 41 percent who said they'd vote for Kapanke.

It gets even more interesting. The poll was taken yesterday, before last night's events, and fifty-six percent of voters in Kapanke's district, and 54% of voters in Hopper's district, said if their Senator voted for Walker's plan, it would make them more likely to vote for someone else. Last night, both Senators did vote for Walker's rollback of bargaining rights.

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http://voices.washingtonpost.com/plum-line/2011/03/poll_majorities_support_recall.html#comments

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1. I signed the recall petition for Kapanke on Monday. n/t

[cascadiance]

2. I noted early on that Kapanke was one of the first being threatened...

... and was one to call to try and reverse this process. LaCrosse Dems look to now have run out of patience for him to show himself to have any sanity.

http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/article_be8d6658-3de9-11e0-ba18-001cc4c03286.html

Here's a facebook page for his recall...

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Recall-Dan-Kapanke/155767287810442