Cynthia_Kaump's Blog

The political frenzy is in full swing here in Wisconsin. 

Senator Barack Obama had 20 thousand supporters on their feet in Madison Tuesday night and a Racine woman in tears tonight.

Senator Hillary Clinton sent her daughter Chelsea Clinton Monday and Tuesday to stump on state campuses.  President Clinton will make his way here Thursday to blaze the campaign trail for the New York Senator.

So where are the Republicans? 

Senator John McCain is expected here Friday night.

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee made his first visit to the Dairy State tas a Presidential candidate tonight (Wednesday).  I had the opportunity to interview him one on one.  We hit all the political points of a traditional interview.  We talked policy.  We talked about pundits urging him to step down.  He says he will not.  We talked about the VA system here that is under staffed and under funded.  He pointed to his Veterans Bill of Rights as a solution.  We talked about the grossly skewed unemployment rate among African American men in Milwaukee.  It's the second highest in the nation-- behind Pittsburgh.  Then, I have to say, he surprised me.  The self dubbed "only conservative candidate" in this race did not miss a beat when I tried to have some fun with him. 

Here's what I walk away knowing about Governor Mike Huckabee.... He says he has enough cash to take this race straight to the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis the first week of September AND he duck hunts, prefers to drink coffee that closely resembles sludge, and jams to the Rolling Stones proudly proclaiming with a chuckle, they are all older than him! 

Did you watch our stories tonight?  How about checking them out under our political and news tabs on MyFOXMilwaukee.com? 

Let me know what you think of the candidate making his debut here tonight.

Let's Blog!  -Cynthia