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Nevada is in many ways “ground zero” for this year’s midterms. The state swung to the right in 2024 and voted for Donald Trump. Now, many voters there are grappling with buyer’s remorse. This show was edited by Kasia Broussalian, fact checked by Esther Gim, mixed by Shannon Mahoney, video edited by Christopher Snyder, and hosted by Astead Herndon. Photo caption: Vox’s Astead Herndon joins volunteers from the Las Vegas Culinary Workers Union canvassing before the midterm election. Photo by Pavel Gazdyuk. You can also watch this episode on youtube.com/vox. Listen...
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We're just days away from the midterm elections, which means I only really have one question. How are the issues that we've been tracking all year actually playing out on the ground?
Actually, me, I'm Jessica. Yeah, and I'm Al. We're from the culinary union. A few weeks ago, I headed west to Nevada, where the entire midterms can basically be summed up in just three words.
The Trump stuff! Nevada voted for Donald Trump in 2024, But after his trade war with Mexico and Canada, strict immigration policies, and consistently high prices, some of the people there seem to be having some buyer's remorse.
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