River to River's "Home State View" series is helps us understand how the presidential candidates are viewed as leaders in the states they call home. Host Ben Kieffer interviews journalists who have spent years covering the candidates. We get the little-known details about each hopeful's history. Click the "play" button to listen. Kieffer talks with Catherine Cruz, host of Hawaii Public Radio's The Conversation , about U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard. Cruz discusses Rep. Gabbard's relationship to her parent's political careers, her military background, and her quick rise on the national stage.