Great news for POTUS as he finishes up his term as his approval rating climbs. Some of this can also be the effect of the pure circus on the GOP side of things.
As the race to succeed President Barack Obama rages around him, the man who currently sits in the Oval Office has hit his highest approval rating since his second inauguration, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows.
Fifty-one percent of registered voters say they approve of the job Obama is doing as president, compared to 46 percent who disapprove.
Obviously, the GOP still hates him, he’s loved by the Dems and has his head above water with Indys.
Obama's approval rating remains dismal with self-described Republicans, who disapprove of his performance by an 88 percent to eight percent margin. It's nearly the inverse image for Democrats, who approve of the job Obama is doing by 88 percent to 11 percent. And more than half - 54 percent - of independents give Obama high marks, compared to 44 percent who do not.
This will also be good news for the Presidential race this fall also.
Asked if they prefer to see a Republican or a Democrat succeed Obama in the White House regardless of who each party's nominee might be, 47 percent of respondents said they preferred a Democrat, compared to 43 percent who said they would rather see a Republican take Obama's place.