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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. we're going to unpack his epic report on the voters there and how their opinions are evolving over time. that's up next. ♪ racing isn't the only thing on my mind. and with godaddy, i'm making my ideas real. when i created my businesses, i needed a way to showcase it. ♪ with godaddy yo...

Your election bid through? >> you know, i looked -- i want to serve the state of west virginia, the people of america. i really don't -- >> so you're all in on your reelection no matter what? >> oh, i am. i'm here to fight. i know i'm in a fight. i know how it is. i know my state has changed but the state knows me. they don't 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 don't condone any of that, i think it's horrific. it would of course be an understatement to say ma...

To know exactly how they'll 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 trump's 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 three categories. the first category is still all-in. that's a significant percentage of the people who...

A lot of companies depend on these people come here that have seasonal jobs. and without them we'll all be out of business. >> it's 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 it is probably not enough. some great reporting there by our intrepid producer kendall bright man....