A new national poll from NBC News and the Wall Street Journal shows President Obama’s approval rating on handling the economy ticking up as things may be turning around. In the new poll, conducted Sunday through Tuesday, 45 percent of Americans approve of Obama’s work on the economy while 50 disapprove. For months his approval rating on the metric has been mostly in the low to mid thirties while it was common for his disapproval rating hit the high fifties.
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