THE CENTER OF THE POLITICAL
WORLD WHEN IT HOSTED THE
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.
NOW IT'S BEEN VIRTUALLY HOLLOWED
OUT, ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN
WISCONSIN'S POLITICIANS WON'T
TRY TO SALVAGE SOMETHING FROM
THIS WEEK.
I SPOKE WITH GOVERNOR TONY EVERS
AND LT. GOVERNOR MANDELA BARNES,
TO SEE IF THERE IS STILL
SOMETHING TO BE GAINED FROM THE
MILWAUKEE DNC.
>> GOVERNOR TONY EVERS IS TRYING
TO LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE.
>> CERTAINLY HAS CHANGED, BUT
IT'S STILL REALLY IMPORTANT.
>> IF NOTHING ELSE, THE
SYMBOLISM OF THE DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL CONVENTION COMING TO
MILWAUKEE IS STILL THERE.
THE REASON THE DNC CHOSE
MILWAUKEE IS STILL RELEVANT.
>> ONE THING THAT HASN'T CHANGED
IS THAT THE ELECTION GOES
THROUGH WISCONSIN.
>> IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE
WON'T HAVE THE SAME IMPACT THAT
WE INTENDED A YEAR AGO.
THAT BREAKS MY HEART
ABSOLUTELY.
>> IT'S HARDER FOR LT. GOVERNOR
MANDELA BARNES TO HIDE HIS
DISAPPOINTMENT.
>> LOOKING FORWARD TO SHOWING
OFF HIS CITY AND STATE TO TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF MY CLOSEST
FRIENDS, NOT BEING ABLE TO DO
THAT IS GOING TO BE, UM, ITS
GOING TO BE A LITTLE
FRUSTRATING, BUT AT THE SAME
TIME, WE ARE STILL GOING TO TELL
THE MILWAUKEE STORY.
>> AT THIS POINT, THE ONLY STORY
TO TELL, MAY BE ONE OF
PROTESTS.
>> THAT'S NATURAL FOR PEOPLE TO
WANT TO PROTEST AT AN EVENT AS
LARGE SCALE AS THE DNC WAS GOING
TO BE OR AT THE SCALE IT WILL
BE.
>> CERTAINLY THERE ARE GOING TO
BE PROTESTS AND I FRANKLY HOPE
THOSE PROTESTERS ARE WEARING
MASKS AND DOING THE THINGS THEY
NEED TO DO TO BE SAFE THAT'S
REALLY CRITICAL, BUT PEOPLE NEED
AN OUTLET AND, UM, I'M SURE THAT
WILL HAPPEN