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Plants are saying that it is probably not enough. some great reporting there by our intrepid producer kendall bright man. when we come back i talk to senator joe manchin about being in the fight of his life in a state that overwhelmingly went for president trump. plus, dan balls spent months in the midwest. were going to unpack his epic report on the voters there and how their opinions are evolving over time. thats up next. ♪ racing isnt the only thing on my mind. and with godaddy, im making...

Your election bid through? >> you know, i looked -- i want to serve the state of west virginia, the people of america. i really dont -- >> so youre all in on your reelection no matter what? >> oh, i am. im here to fight. i know im in a fight. i know how it is. i know my state has changed but the state knows me. they dont look at joe manchin as a democrat, they look at joe manchin as an american. i hope it stays that way. >> he talked to chuck todd and what he said about mitch mcconnell. i dont c...

To know exactly how theyll turnout in 2018. >> dan balls, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. very much enjoyed, commend the report to all of you as well in the washington post. shawna thomas, eli stoke always, michael steele, great to have you. "kasie d.c." is back right after this.

Understatement to say mansichins in the heart of trump country. dan balls, loyalty and unease among trumps base in the midwest. dan spent the past 15 months tracing the arc of how trump voters in formerly democratic strong holds view this presidency. dan, what a project to be able to have the chance to spend so much time doing this. what was your overall take away about where these voters in the midwest who gave this election to donald trump feel now about his presidency? >> i put them into thre...

A lot of companies depend on these people come here that have seasonal jobs. and without them well all be out of business. >> its worth mentioning the difficulty with the visas dates back to the obama administration. and one more thing. according to the baltimore sun, congressman andy harris says federal immigration officials have agreed to approve thousands more guest worker visas. but maryland is only going to have access to a portion of those and the people who run the plants are saying that ...

Like that for them. they see other people doing what they, in their heart of hearts know they ought to be doing, and i think out of that resentment comes this kind of really, not inexcusable because if the person apologized we could move on. but the incapacity to admit you made a mistake is a troubling thing. >> dan balls, one of the things that was mentioned also in jonathan swans reporting out tonight is this idea that we learn more about what goes on behind the scenes in the trump white house...

It this middle group. some are conflicted but still with him because of the policies, and some are conflicted and theyre much less with him because of the conduct. they havent broken with him yet. most of them dont say, im not going to vote for him. i dont know where theyre going to be in 2020. as i said, its very difficult to know exactly how theyll turnout in 2018. >> dan balls, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. very much enjoyed, commend the report to all of you as well in th...

Was just saying on friday really was on defense, she got a number of questions about whether americans can believe what she is saying given that it didnt square with what we now know in terms of the president paying back that $130,000 payment. she continued to insist shes giving the best information that she has at that time. and i spoke with rudy giuliani who said look, i apologize, i did leave the entire press shop in the dark. but he says, bottom line, hes not the white house counsel, so its ...

Welcome back. panelists here, robert costa, danielle pletka, kimberly atkins and jon meacham. let me start with your colleague, robert, dan balls and what he wrote friday morning. the larger reaction to everything we have learned. does it bother anyone that president trump has been caught lying, does it bother anyone that the president has been shown to be a liar? thats not somebody who throws the "l" word around. >> one of the best. he brings up an important question. for republicans im coverin...

Then you can get comfortable using preparation h. for any sort of discomfort in yours. preparation h. get comfortable with it. welcome back. let me bring in the panel. dan balls, stephanie cutter, and hugh hewitt. welcome all. momentum democrats already had. something about mick mulvaney message, saying what he said, having that come out, and you see this -- what sort of super charged 06, 94 and 74 was when a clean up congress suddenly became part of conversation. mulvaney may have just handed...