The nomination process continues on the
floor where with the Texas delegation
amid rumors that maybe this process,
this convention process is past
its prime, some people are saying
everything's decided.
Before you get here, why is it important
for
you to be here as a delegate?
Well, that is true to an extent that a
lot of things were decided before we get
here. But it's still important for the
delegates to be here because although
there's a lot of fun, but we still get to
learn a lot about the issues.
And these are the grassroots people
who are delegates and alternates here at
this convention.
And we'll be the ones to go back and work
the campaigns, work the phone banks,
raise the money to get the word out.
You know, our elected officials
have done a great job of articulating the
Republican platform and what
we offer as an alternative to President
Clinton's plan, which is much better than
President Clinton's plan.
But these are the people who will be the
ones who go out and do the grassroots
campaign work for you.
A very meaningful trip.
We're going to try and talk with a couple
of other delegates real quick.
First of all, why is it important to
be here if everything's decided long
before you make the trip?
Well, I think it's important to be here.
Number one, there's a lot of us that are
first time delegates.
And I think it's really important that
we're here to see to get
a better picture of what
does go on.
It wasn't all decided.
A lot of it was decided during the week,
previously during the platform committee
and during all the committees that were
working.
But we're not here just for show.
Is it also a chance for the normal
person to become a part of the political
process lately?
And hopefully we can portray that
out to everybody
in the audience so that they know.
It's possible for them to become a part
of the process and also to
go back home and.
They mainly found to start
with super, thank you so much.
This is a continuing theme and a
continuing discussion over whether these
conventions are important.
We'll have much more on that story
tomorrow. But for now, that's it from
here on the floor. Back to you. Maybe.