Another Poll Shows Surge in Obama Support The latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds President Obama riding a surge of public support into next week's State of the Union address, with 53% saying they approve of the job he's doing as president -- up eight points since last month.
Key finding: Among political independents, positive views of Obama's job performance surpassed negative views for the first time since August 2009.
The president's rising approval numbers track optimism about the economy. This month, 40% said they believe the economy will improve over the next year, up from 32% in December. Only 17% said it would get worse, down from 24%.
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