Public Mix

Scott Rasmussen finds that sixty seven percent of Americans disapprove of the Wisconsin Democrats' bolting the state.  He also finds that the American and Wisconsin publics slightly back Governor Scott Walker over the Wisconsin unions, 47% to 42%. Republicans tend to back the governor while Democrats tend to back the unions.  At the same time, 50% of the American public supports public sector unions on principle.

An interesting puzzle is why a large percentage of Americans, at least 38% of the American public, supports public sector unionism while they are not union members.  Do the 38% or more wish they were in unions?  There may be something in these numbers.