Poll: Obama more popular than his potential replacements

President Obama's poll numbers continue to rebound, to the point where he is more popular than the candidates who want to replace him after the 2016 election.

The new NBC/Wall Street Journal survey says people have a more positive view of Obama than of new Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Obama also polls better than five Republicans who want to move into the White House: Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, and Scott Walker.

In analyzing the NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, National Journal reports:

While 47% of adults said they viewed Obama positively compared with 40% who view him negatively, none of the 2016 candidates scored better than even.

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"Clinton broke even in the poll, with 42% viewing her positively and 42% viewing her negatively. And each of the Republican candidates -- who also comprise the top-five most likely GOP nominees in Hotline's latest Presidential Power Rankings -- had at least as many people viewing them negatively as positively."