I’ve been skeptical that the Gulf spill would hurt Obama as much as all the cable chatter suggested, but there’s this NBC/WSJ poll per First Read:

For the first time in our survey, Obama’s approval rating is upside down (at 45%-48%); for the first time in his presidency, more than 60% believe the country is on the wrong track; and for the first time in his presidency, Obama’s “very negative” score on the feeling thermometer nearly matches his “very positive” score. The White House has recently been fond of using the phrase “inflection point” to indicate a new chapter in terms of their handling of the oil spill. Well, this poll is potentially an inflection point in terms of public opinion on this president. After months of keeping his head about water, he’s now been dragged down to be unpopular as the rest of Washington.

A fuller story on the poll here.