Think happy thoughts? Joe Williams on a poll that shows increasing optimism about the economy

Joe Williams, White House reporter for Politico, shares his perspective on new poll numbers showing Americans are increasingly confident that the economy will improve and what this might mean for President Obama’s re-election bid.

BILL PRESS: And more good news for the president tonight, this time from an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll showing Americans are feeling a lot better about the state of the economy. Thirty-seven percent now saying they think the economy will improve over the next 12 months, compared to 17 percent who thinks it’s going to get worse, and 44 percent who this it will stay about the same.