MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, host of All In and Why Is This Happening?, joins Jon Lovett to talk about why Trump’s rhetoric on immigration and crime is so dangerous, why being optimistic about America has fallen so far out of the mainstream, and the disconnect between what’s actually happening in politics and how people feel about it.

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You can check out Chris Hayes’s podcast, Why Is This Happening, here: https://link.chtbl.com/withpod_sn.

SHOW NOTES:

TRUMP IN THE MIDWEST

• AP: Trump goes after Biden on the border and crime during midwestern swing
• NYT: Trump to Focus on Border as Democrats Eye Boost From Florida Abortion Ruling
• CNN: Trump turns attention to Michigan and Wisconsin, the ‘blue wall’ states he won, then lost
• AP: Why Trump’s alarmist message on immigration may be resonating beyond his base
• WaPo: Some important numbers on Biden’s border problem
• Bridge Michigan: Trump in Michigan: What data says about illegal immigration, crime and economy
• AP: Most favor hiring more border patrol agents and immigration judges  
• AP: Many Americans say immigrants contribute to economy but there’s worry over risks, AP-NORC poll finds
• Gallup: Inflation, Immigration Rank Among Top U.S. Issue Concerns
• Axios: Distrust of immigrants grows as GOP hammers crime narrative: poll

EVANGELICALS AND TRUMP 

• NYT: The Church of Trump: How He’s Infusing Christianity Into His Movement
• NYT: Piety and Profanity: The Raunchy Christians Are Here
• MSNBC: ‘Evangelicals view him as their greatest champion.’
• Daily Beast: Evangelicals’ Trump Worship Looks More Like QAnon Every Day
• Politico: Republicans are rushing to defend IVF. The anti-abortion movement hopes to change their minds.
• Politico: The Endgame in the Battle Over Abortion