President Barack Obama faces a political climate that’s very comparable to what former President George W. Bush was up against in 2004, according to the latest poll from NBC News and the Wall Street Journal released Sunday evening.
The poll shows Obama with an approval rating of 49 percent, mirroring where Bush stood in the final NBC/WSJ before Election Day eight years ago. Moreover, Obama’s narrow lead over Mitt Romney — 48 percent to 47 percent — is identical to Bush’s 1-point edge in 2004 over Sen. John Kerry (D-MA).
Forty-two percent said the country is on the right track in Sunday’s poll, as compared to 41 percent who said the same in 2004.
