PPP Tracking Poll: Obama Holds 1-Point Lead, Approval Ticks Up

President Obama leads Saturday’s edition of the national tracking poll from Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling. Obama gets 49 percent to Republican candidate Mitt Romney’s 48 percent, holding steady from Friday’s poll which found the same totals. The president’s approval rating ticked up to 49 percent approve and 48 percent disapprove, up from Friday’s 48 percent approve/50 percent disapprove split.