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 either.

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