Wis. Business Owner Relates To Romney’s Resume

As the presidential election nears, Morning Edition is visiting swing counties in swing states for our series First and Main. We’re listening to voters where they live — to understand what’s shaping their thinking this election year. This week, we’re spending time in Winnebago County, Wis., where we spoke with two women — one Democrat, one Republican — who embody their state’s Midwestern charm and spirit of self-reliance.

Half an hour south of Oshkosh, Wis., in a rural area of Winnebago County, a family-owned fish restaurant sits on the shore of Lake Winnebago.

“This whole system — Lake Winnebago, the upper river lakes — is great right now with fishing, duck hunting,” Shawn Wendt, whose family owns the restaurant, says as he walks on a dock over the lake. “You have your different types of pan fish, the perch and the bluegills — they are tremendous — and then the walleyes. Very good summer of walleye fishing out here on Lake Winnebago.”