Carol Moseley Braun on the Campaign Trail

— -- ABCNEWS' Monica Ackerman travels with former Illinois Sen. Carol Moseley Braun as she campaigns for the presidency. Scroll down for the latest report.

Moseley Braun visits with veterans

Nov. 12 — "By the way Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun, how's your campaign going?" reporters asked the ambassador yesterday while she visited veterans at a Chicago VA Hospital. Moseley Braun repeatedly cited the most recent Newsweek poll, in which she and Senator John Kerry are tied at 7 percent. This poll has her campaign on a natural high. But the numbers probably don't have the same effect on Senator Kerry. The ambassador quickly commented on how the poll probably has John Kerry wanting to "slit his wrists."

Veterans knew exactly who Carol Moseley Braun was as she walked through the in-patient ward. Even those who could barely move recognized her. One patient pulled the ambassador close to his bed giving her a huge hug. "Carol, How ya doing?" he asked. "Isn't this a joy?" another veteran said. He then asked which public office was her favorite. "Ambassador to New Zealand," she replied. Moseley Braun often refers to her tenure in New Zealand as being "ambassador to paradise." Another veteran even gave Carol Moseley Braun a demonstration on the proper way to hold a lady's hand. "You've held so many public offices and often men grab your hand like football players do; I grab your hand with my right and then caress it with my left hand."

Moseley Braun moves (literally), new staffer moves in (to the campaign that is)

Nov. 10 — Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun was out of the public's eye this weekend, reportedly moving in her hometown, Chicago. And speaking of moving, the Ambassador has someone new "managing the operation": Paula Xanthopoulou, the Florida president of the National Women's Political Caucus, has temporarily moved to Chicago to, in her words, "manage the operation," but not necessarily to be the campaign's manager.

An endorsement with less fanfare

Nov. 7 — "Which endorsement is that?" Michael Fitzgerald replied when asked for his opinion on Howard Dean's SEIU endorsement. Talk about raining on Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun's parade. Moseley Braun stood in a small Chicago conference room yesterday while Fitzgerald, Business Manager of IBEW's local 134, read his personal endorsement statement in front of four journalists and four of Moseley Braun's campaign staff.

"Word spreads quickly," Moseley Braun's consultant, Kevin Lampe, said in hope that others will follow Fitzgerald's lead. Fitzgerald is going to head up the "Fitzgerald's for Moseley Braun committee."