An Associated Press-GfK poll says 56 percent of those surveyed in the past week approve of Obama's job performance, up from 50 percent in September. It's the first time since he took office in January that his rating has gone up.
Eric notes in his headline: "Uh-oh, Obama's approval rating jumps; that's not the story the Beltway press wants to tell"
Right. Cable news will instead be repeating the daily tracking poll that Drudge is hitting today showing the president steady at 50 percent. It fits their narrative.
Adding... Steve Benen notes that in the same AP poll, opposition to healthcare reform has dropped:
A new Associated Press poll finds the public split on the merits of reform, but opposition to the proposals has dropped from 49% to 40% over the last month.