The ICE raids are on the ballot this November. But does any of it actually move voters? Political journalist Astead Herndon has spent a decade asking voters what they really believe, and his answers aren’t comfortable.

John Carlos Frey talks with Herndon, host of Vox’s America, Actually, former host of The Run-Up at The New York Times and a CNN political analyst. Herndon argues that President Trump tried to “soft steal” the midterms before they started, through redistricting, fights over mail ballots and pressure on states over voter rolls.

On immigration, Herndon says the crackdown isn’t winning votes and is driving a backlash, including among the Latino voters who swung toward Trump two years ago. He explains why he sees Latino voters as the swing voters who decide general elections. They also discuss what could happen if Democrats win big and the administration refuses to accept it, why the press has lost the public’s trust, and why Herndon now thinks the country needs a constitutional convention.

https://www.vox.com/authors/astead-herndon

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Days before the midterms, a coalition of Los Angeles business, faith and civic leaders went inside the county’s vote count to answer one question: will your vote be counted?

Miguel Santana, CEO of the California Community Foundation, returns to The Raid to talk with John Carlos Frey about "A Count You Can Trust", the nonpartisan coalition he co-chairs with former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. He explains why the lead can change even after election night, as it did in the mayoral primary that the Trump called, rigged.
They also discuss the fear building in California before Election Day. Santana describes a federal challenge to Los Angeles County voter registrations, made in the middle of the election without evidence, and arrests of people accused of illegal voting, carried out in front of cameras.
Santana, who was born in East Los Angeles, says he now carries his passport, and he worries those images will reach Latino voters in places where a few votes could decide a race.

https://www.acountyoucantrust.org/

California Community Foundation: https://www.calfund.org/

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A 143-year-old city hall in Limoges, France goes up in flames. Within hours, Vice President J.D. Vance shares the video and tells Americans, “This is the future if congressional Democrats win.” The next morning, President Trump posts, “France is burning,” and blames immigrants.

John Carlos Frey treats the claim like a case and follows the evidence. French authorities have not linked immigrants to the rioting. He lays out why the claim is false, why it’s scapegoating, and how it follows the same playbook used during the 2025 ICE protests in Los Angeles, now aimed at American voters weeks before Election Day. Then he asks the question the administration won’t answer: millions of people are gone, so why hasn’t your life gotten better?

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