New NBC News/WSJ poll mirros the downward trend for Obama that we've seen in other polls. Obama's job approval in the current poll stands at 53/40, which is a nine point decline from the survey last month (56/34).

Other notables from the poll:

49% approve of the way Obama is handling the economy, 44% disapprove.  That's much narrower than the 51/38 rating he had in June.

Only 41% approve of the way Obama is handling health care, while 46% disapprove.

On foreign policy, Obama's approval ratings improved slightly to 57% from 54% last month.

Congress's job approval is a dismal 24%, with 63% disapproving. That's a an 11 point negative shift from last month, when 29% approved and 57% disapproved.

Democrats lead the generic ballot question by 7 points, 46 to 39.

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