Today, NBC and the Wall Street Journal released a poll that details public opinion regarding the health care bill before Congress, the public’s views of the direction of the country, and other national issues.  The NBC/WSJ poll tracks very closely with the WPRI poll we released late last week.  To wit:

• In the WSJ/NBC poll, 48% of the public opposed the health care bill currently before Congress, while 36% labeled it “a good idea.”  In the WPRI poll, 37% favored the plan and 55% opposed it.

• In the WSJ/NBC poll, President Obama’s approval rating was 48%.  In WPRI’s poll, Obama’s approval is 49%.

• In the WSJ/NBC poll, 33% of Americans believed the country was headed in the right direction, while 59% believed the country was on the wrong track.  In the WPRI poll, those numbers are 34% and 59%, respectively.

Read the full WSJ/NBC poll results here.

Read the full WPRI poll results here.