a brand new poll releasing right about now reveals what voters now think of joe biden and america s economy. plus the trump organization s former financial base is in talks to potentially plead guilty again this time to perjury. and i ve told this to anybody who will hear it. i am not going anywhere. nikki haley is holding out even with calls for her to quit the race. but for how long. what s going on, welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m omar jimenez in for kasie hunt. it is friday, february 2, 5:00 a.m. on the east coast. coming up, a new cnn poll, numbers just in, they show america s deep pessimism about the economy might be easing up even if only a little. 26% say the economy is starting to recover versus 48% say it is still in a downturn. which doesn t sound great until you compare it to the poll last summer when only 20% said the economy is recovering. like practically everything else now, views of the economy are sharply split
Enthusiasm going to caucus. Donald trump is far superior on the enthusiasm front. 49 of his supporters who choose him, first choice say they are extremely enthusiastic. By compareson its 23 for ron desantis. Less than half what trump gets. Nikki haley it is 9 saying they are extremely enthusiastic. We use it as a proxy for how committed are you to go up and show for your candidate . Dana Nikki Haley was on with us as well yesterday. She thinks it will be a Twoperson Race after tonight. Watch here. I think he has got a strong lead here. Nobody knows what will happen tomorrow. I think everybody sees it for what it is. I saw that he fell below 50. So it always thats what you look for. Is he falling below 50 . You look at him in New Hampshire and were very close in New Hampshire. I think it will be a two Person Race with me and trump. Dana your poll her