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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. Between tariffs that hit Canadian and Mexican tourism and aggressive immigration enforcement affecting local communities, workers are seeing their shifts cut and paychecks shrink, something many are now calling the “Trump slump.” We followed canvassers from the Culinary Workers Union—an important local political force—to see how direct voter engagement works in one of the country's most critical swing states. 00:00 Midterms ground zero 03:03 The politics of the Culinary Union 07:48 Nevada’s Trump slump 11:50 Canvassing with the Culinary Union 24:43 Looking towards 2028 26:56 Final arguments America, Actually publishes video episodes every Saturday tackling key issues in politics, culture, and the economy. Subscribe to Vox’s YouTube channel to get them. Listen to episodes of America, Actually on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite app. If you enjoy our reporting and want to learn more, sign up for Astead’s weekly newsletter, Midterms, Actually. Just go to www.vox.com/midtermsactually to learn more, and get in-depth analysis about this year’s election right to your inbox. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o Or Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H