The Minnesota State Fair draws more daily visitors than any other State fair in the nation.

Over the years, there's been a long tradition of politics being on display.

It's where Teddy Roosevelt, uttered the famous phrase, speaks softly and carry a big stick.

This year, politics is back at center stage.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walls took time off

the Vice Presidential campaign to visit yesterday and as Twin Cities

PBS reporter Mary LeHamer reports he has been top of mind for fairgoers.

The buzz at the booth where Democrats gather is decidedly different this year.

I got the Harris walls. It was the orange. I wanted the green, but you know what, I'll just wait until I can get that one too.

Why is this your pick? Why do you like that?

Why do I like it?

It's kind of the anti-megahat.

The Minnesota State Fair always features politics,

but seeing a local elevated to a national ticket

has changed things for folks in the Democratic Farmer Labor Party or

DFL for short.

It's the state affiliate of the National Democratic Party.

We're super excited about the Walls Harris ticket and we've got to stop by and buy some stuff show our support

and make sure the right people get elected. With Tim Walz I mean I'm sad because

we'll lose Tim Walz but he is the kind of guy that you just want to endorse and be behind because he is a father figure, he's a teacher.

Here at the DFL booth at the Minnesota State Fair, they sold more merchandise in the first few days than they've ever

done before in an entire run of the fair.

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