OCT. 28, 2018 | The sun rose as the crew left Cedar Falls, Iowa, on a hard road (yes, we said it) trip to Indiana to meet with a biographer of Vice President Mike Pence. Along the way, the terrain was familiar: flat, flat land that was tan with corn, wheat and other crops.
OCT. 27, 2018 | Bruce Hawker and Iowa state Sen. Jeff Danielson, D-Cedar Falls, shared a laugh at Cup of Joe, a great little coffee shop in Cedar Falls.
OCT. 26, 2018 | After a tour of the Kaehler family cattle farm near St. Charles, Minn., the crew headed to view a livestock auction in nearby Lanesboro. A hearty breakfast at the Lanesboro Sales Commission auction house preceded sheep and cattle put to auction attended by more than two dozen area farmers.
OCT. 25, 2018 | Two dozen students rubbed sleep from their eyes early Thursday at the University of Minnesota to learn about political advertising from veteran journalism professors Chris Terry and Chris Ison. They said the 2018 Minnesota political campaigns were on track to spend a record $100 million in television advertising, about a third by candidates and the rest from advocacy groups.
OCT. 24, 2018 | Autumn colors filled the University of Minnesota campus as the crew met with a local journalist who covers Washington politics, followed by a happy hour discussion about politics with a group of business people involved in the solar energy industry.
OCT. 23, 2018 | After waking early to a brisk Minnesota morning (25 degrees F), the crew met with several western Minnesota farmers and business people in a diner in Wahpeton, N.D.
OCT. 22, 2018 | The low morning temperature of Charleston, S.C. (56 degrees F) matched the high temperature at noon in Minneapolis, Minn., when the crew touched down to explore what people in the upper Midwest think of what’s happening in America.
OCT. 20, 2018 | Lowcountry hospitality greeted the crew at breakfast and at suppertime. In the morning, the crew met with a group of mostly Republican guys who meet every Saturday to talk politics and the news of the world. They were, in two words, not shy about their opinions.
OCT. 19, 2018 | Interviews across Charleston, S.C., during the 10th day of filming found people passionate about national politics.
OCT. 18, 2018 | Tasty seafood was on the menu at two local restaurants where the crew talked first with a respected local pastor about race and religion, followed by several interviews as the sun set over the Carolina marsh.