Hey everyone, it's Tremaine Lee coming to you with a great bonus conversation that I think

you'll enjoy.

I recently joined my friend and colleague Chris Hayes on Why Is This Happening, the Chris

Hayes podcast, to catch up on life, the latest news, and what's to come in November's midterm

elections.

Plus, I gave Chris an inside look at our new Into America series, The Power of the Black

Vote.

Stay right here to listen to the full episode.

There's been great beauty along this journey, right?

And I've been filled with hope, right?

Sometimes you do get a little hope listening, like everything is just crumbling.

And to be in these communities, these campus communities, with such rich history and tradition

and mission and some of our best and brightest attending these schools, I personally am

already feeling optimistic because these kids, even though they've had to face all these barriers

and they see the world kind of crumbling around them, they've never been blinded to the

reality of what this system does to Black people in particular.

Hello, welcome to Why Is This Happening with me, your host Chris Hayes.

We are less than two months in midterms.

Most of variables, a lot of things up in the air.

One of the things that I've been really thinking a lot about is the kind of like political mood

of the country, like the ambiance, the vibes, if you will, which are hard to quantify.

But here's how I think of it.

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