Obama's job approval comes in at 41/53, the second-worst in the NBC/WSJ series (March 2014's 41/54 is the nadir). The 37/57 on foreign policy is a record low for Obama, and the economy is nearly at a historical low at 41/54. But it's the leadership issues that will make headlines today. In terms of competency, Obama now ranks below Bush at the analogous point in time of his predecessor's presidency. Post-Katrina Bush had a 53/46 rating for competency, while it's an even split at 50/50 for Obama. Thirty-one percent say Obama isn't competent at all, compared to 24% for Bush in the same time frame, and that's a ten-point increase for Obama from last June.

That last metric isn't an anomaly. Only 15% believe that Obama's performance has improved over the past year, while 41% think it has gotten worse. The top areas in which those respondents believe Obama has gotten worse are ObamaCare, foreign policy � and the Taliban 5 swap for Bowe Bergdahl, with the economy and Obama's dishonesty rounding out the top five. Small wonder, then, that only 42% of respondents think Obama can still lead this nation, while 54% reject Obama's leadership.

As Chuck Todd tells Morning Joe, "This is the public saying your presidency is over"