with people if you're willing to sit down and talk with them and
engage with them. >> Did Wisconsinites tune in to
the convention special projects journalist Murv Seymour went to
West Central Wisconsin this week to gauge voter interest.
>> Hundreds of miles from the Republican National Convention
in Milwaukee, patriotism runs high in the La Crosse area. You
can tell by the American flag that waves throughout this
community in front of homes and on the streets, to be the next
vice president of the United States, with the convention so
far away, we had to wonder. >> Drill, baby drill.
>> Honestly, I think it's overkill on the TV.
>> Is anybody out there watchin? We made stops at a local park
where people told us off camera they know nothing about a
convention and didn't care. Later, they said they identify
as Democrats. Just up the road at Viterbo Sports Complex. It's
little League night. We spoke with just about everyone in the
stands behind home plate and along third base line. Many
admit they're Republican and they don't overly care about the
convention and they don't care to say so on television.
>> Like two of the RNC speeches tonight from primary rivals Ron
DeSantis and Nikki Haley. >> Like everyone else around
here, talk of the Republican National Convention tops the
local news. Surely a supporter with signs of who they support
as nominee will talk after a knock on the door. They told us
no thank you. We're not interested. Back in lacrosse.
Across the tracks below, granddad's bluff near Forest
Hills Golf Course, right on Main Street, we find Dominic Roswell
at Bluffside Tavern, having a drink with a friend. Bluffside
has been around for a long time. A really long time. Dominic grew
up here. When it comes to voting, he considers himself
part of a key voting demographic. The independent
voter. When it comes to watching the Republican convention.
>> It appeals mostly to the base. I think really, that's
where the target audience is, is strengthening the base. I don't
know if, like the independents like me really care much about
it. >> So no intention at all of
keeping up with any of it this week.
>> Only because it's from Wisconsin and everything that's
happened recently with, the assassination attempt on Trump
way up on granddad's bluff, you can enjoy $1 million view for
free or an enhanced one for less than a dollar.
hoopla for the Republican Party. I myself, and I'm not decided
yet, I do. I want to vote for. >> We found a viewpoint with
granddad Michael Eve, who admits to watching some of the
Republican convention. He says he enjoys watching the political
analysis more because, I mean, these guys, these politicians
just go on and on and on and say what you want to hear.
>> And then, reporters, in a nutshell said, well, this is
what the guy said, you know, so why should I watch hours of
them? know each other, but both have
the same view on talking politics. These days.
>> What turns into like, a nice discussion all of a sudden turns
into you know, they're at each other's throat and they don't
talk to each other again, and it's really not worth it.
>> I'm old enough to remember where you could go to parties
and be a different political affiliations, and you could
party and converse with each other, it doesn't seem that case
anymore, people just don't want to talk about they. In fact, if
they find out that you're of another party affiliation, you
won't get invited to the party. No
>> Welcome to Fathead. Steve's in downtown LA Crosse. We were
there during prime time coverage of the convention and at other
bars. What's showing on TV at Fathead? Steve's not the
convention. topics that just the
conversation can't be had. >> Bartender Ariel Malvitt says
from her experience, politics and drinks don't mix well.
>> It gets a little escalated and it it divides people
immediately, right? It's one side or the other. So it's not
it's not a healthy conversation at the bar. At least.
>> And from what we could tell, in some cases outside the bar
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