start tonight, anderson. phil mattingly, appreciate it from the white house. reaction now from cnn political commentator, david axelrod, who served as senior adviser to president obama and worked alongside then vice president biden. can he turn these better than expected job numbers into some kind of a rallying cry for his campaign? well, look, this was a big moment. but largely because of the disaster that it averted. and i think what he s trying to sell here is steady, mature stewardship of the economy in the midst of all this political chaos around him. and as an island of experience and wisdom and so on. and i think that there s some value to that. whether that has some durable value, i think, remains to be seen. there is an eternity, anderson between now and when people vote next november.
my note to the bosses is going to be because pete muntean told me. reporter: take note. pete, thank you. great to see you. that was a lot of information there. sara? former president donald trump taking shots at ron desantis saying the florida governor has no personality or political skills. the attacks are beginning. trump s comments come from a new interview with the messenger days after severe weather forced him to call off a rally in iowa. and while it rained on trump s parade, desantis was able to capitalize on that moment, reportedly organizing a last-minute event close to where trump was set to take place. so errol louis is joining us, a political anchor for spectrum news and a cnn political commentator. all right. a few things seemed to go well for desantis in iowa this weekend, mostly that trump wasn t there because of bad weather. did you see a man, though, that could successfully challenge donald trump? well, yes. this looked like somebody who was going to take advan
envision. the question that all of them face is how can you dislodge him without necessarily alienating the voters who rally around him and are rallying around him again despite, as we said earlier, the evidence that on the electorate beyond the republican coalition the weight of these charges is having the kind of effect that you would expect. and geoff dunk sn still with us. the former republican lieutenant governor of georgia who s been involved in a lot of this himself. he s watching it and he s a cnn political commentator. geoff, pence has evolved to a certain degree in how he handles these issues of january 6th, hasn t he? yeah, he certainly has. he s been in the thick of it since day one. and i do think his testimony is going to prove to be important. he s going to connect a lot of dots and answer a lot of questions. but you know, i think this case today with him testifying is a firm reminder of how serious this case is. and also earlier last week in the fulton county case.
favorable view of either of those guys. but if they had to pick somebody, are there numbers on who they would pick? yes, i think this is the key. i feel like having deja vu of going back to 2016 a little bit. there was a similar thing that was going on there where you had two very unpopular candidates by the end of the campaign and donald trump won the voters who had a unfavorable view of either candidate. those viewers now favor joe biden by ten points and that s the reason he s ahead is because the voters who don t like either one of them like joe biden. if joe biden continues to lead amongst that group, chances are he s going to win re-election. harry enten, appreciate it. governor desantis was asked about his polling while on a trip to japan. this was his response. governor, polls show you falling behind trump. any thoughts on that? i m not a candidate, so we ll see if and when that changes. i m joined by cnn political
mean, when the supreme court overturn roe v. wade. turn to the question of abortion to the states and to the american people. and for as long as i live, i m going to be a champion for life and continue to advocate for a country that cares for the unborn that cares for the newborn that comes alongside women in crisis, pregnancies. and i will always stand for life. i think your position is clear. you don t leave any doubt about it. mr vice president. thanks so much for the time. thank you will appreciate it very, very much. let s go back to jake tapper on the indictment. the historic indictment of donald trump, jake . thanks wolf. we obviously just heard from former vice president mike pence on this historic night as his ex boss donald trump becomes the first former president. in the history of the united states to ever be indicted. let s get some perspective now from cnn political commentator and former illinois republican congressman adam kinzinger, who was obviously on the january 6th