Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120611:21:36:00
Columnist, alex burns is a national political reporter for politico. ladies, here are the numbers. according to the latest nbc news/wall street poll, president obama's personal favorability rating is eight points higher than his unfavorable but his job approval numbers are much closer, at 48-46 that is a statistical high. cynthia, what's the story behind those numbers? >> well, i think it's pretty clear. the economy is still not in great shape. and that has been dragging down the president's job approval rating for some time now. the good news for him, it isn't as bad as it might have been. ha...