"I feel like calling her back and smacking her around"

The Republican Party of Wisconsin jumped at Clark’s threat quickly, and pointed out how this comment might reflect his behavior in the state Senate. “This disturbing and inappropriate comment gives us an unfortunate glimpse of what Representative Clark is like when he thinks no one is listening,” said John Hogan, the director of the Committee to Elect a Republican Senate in Wisconsin’s GOP, in a statement.

“Domestic violence is a devastating problem in our state, and abuse is on the rise,” Hogan said. “To be able to so freely threaten violence against a woman, even in jest, shows a tremendous lack of character.”