Gallup (3/25-27, MoE: ±4%, adults, no trendlines):
These results are welcome—and unsurprising. As Gallup notes, Americans have long had positive views of labor unions, which shows you just how unwise it was for these Republican governors to pick this particular fight. (When you drink the Club for Growth kool-aid, every piece of anti-worker legislation looks tasty.)
But as we've also seen, Republican governors pushing unpopular anti-union legislation have been getting hammered in the polls in state after state—Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, Florida. Voters have made it clear they would eagerly toss them all if they could get a do-over. With any luck, recalls will provide that opportunity in a few places, but even if they don't, these GOP governors have already done a great job of firing up the opposition for 2012. I can't wait.