As the faceoff in Wisconsin enters its most critical stage, America finds itself bombarded with an array of polling data designed to provide insight into the thinking of citizens (not always registered voters) on the standoff between Governor Scott Walker (and the state’s Republican legislators) on one side and organized labor (along with their Democratic legislative backers) on the other.

Taken as a whole, the headlines and thrust of most of the polling coverage is that the public is sympathetic to the union side and that Governor Walker’s job approval numbers are upside down. Indeed, two recent Wisconsin polls—conducted by Rasmussen and PPP—show Walker’s support in the low to mid 40s.