Here is a quote from The New York Times regarding the recent debate over collective bargaining for public employees, "Public surveys suggest that most voters do not share the Republicans’ fervor for the deep cuts adopted by the House, or for drastically slashing the power of public-sector unions."
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/21/us/politics/21republicans.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/21/us/politics/21republicans.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss