Obama's Approval Rating Sinks to All-Time Low: NBC Poll

President Barack Obama's approval rating has fallen to an all-time low, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Just 42 percent approve of Obama's performance, down five points from earlier this month, while 51 percent disapprove of his job in office. Pollsters say there is not one single reason that explains Obama's low standing, but a combination of setbacks since the summer could play a role — including alleged spying by the National Security Agency, the government shutdown, Syria's chemical weapons and the clumsy rollout of the health care law's website and its overall implementation. Overall, those events have combined to erase some of the advantage the president gained with polls showing most Americans blame congressional Republicans for the shutdown, the poll found.

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