Call it a cruel twist of statistics, but it looks like President Obama and Toronto's disgraced Mayor Rob Ford have roughly the same approval rating.

According to a new ABC News-Washington Post poll, Obama's job approval rating has fallen to an all-time low for his presidency at 42 percent. Amidst the ongoing trouble with the rollout of Obamacare, that's down 13 points from this year, and a 6 point dip from the last month.

But on the flip side, Rob Ford, the mayor of Toronto who has become an increasingly controversial figure, isn't doing much worse.

According to a recent Ipsos poll, Ford's approval rating is at 40 percent, though 76 percent of those surveyed still believe he should resign permanently or at least take a temporary leave.

Ford recently confessed to smoking crack cocaine during one of his "drunken stupors," after video evidence was obtained by Gawker.com and the Toronto Star.

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Ford also quipped about oral sex on live television while defending allegations he made lewd comments to a staffer, saying "I'm happily married, I've got more than enough to eat at home." And just yesterday, during a city council meeting where the mayor saw the bulk of his budget and staff stripped, Ford accidentally knocked a councilwoman to the floor.

Ford and Obama's similar approval ratings have become talk-show fodder.

Democratic strategist James Carville suggested that Obama have a special sort of session with the Toronto mayor.

"I think the best thing he can do is take a toke on the mayor of Toronto's crack pipe," Carville recently said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel a week ago offered a different reason for why Ford, largely credited for winning office on his campaign as an everyman, is "still holding steady" as Obama's numbers sink.

"What makes the story remarkable to me, despite the fact that he admitted smoking crack after lying about it, Rob Ford's approval rating has not dipped a bit in Toronto," quipped Kimmel. "He is still holding steady. He is rock steady at 44 percent, which I think is better than President Obama does here. Canadians really are nicer than we are."

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