“Foreign crises and domestic economic unease have eroded President Barack Obama’s public standing, sapping his ability to respond to overseas conflicts and weighing on fellow Democrats heading into the midterm elections.

As clouds gather abroad, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds Mr. Obama’s job approval rating at 41%, matching a previous low. Approval of his handling of foreign policy hit a new low of 37%. Both numbers are driven in part by conflicts largely outside the president’s control, including a new wave of sectarian violence in Iraq.

This latest dip in Mr. Obama’s approval runs contrary to signs Americans agree with his policies on climate change and education, and as a divided Republican Party remains far less popular than the president and his party. “* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola break it down.

*Read more here from Patrick O’Connor / Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/articles/poll-shows-erosion-in-presidents-support-1403064301