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Republican National Convention: 23-Year-Old Delegate Discusses Experience

Aired August 1, 2000 - 11:55 a.m. ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Some of the delegates in this convention represent a new generation of people getting involved in politics, it happens just about every cycle for the conventions. One of them, 23-year-old from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Tifani Bratton with us now, one of the youngest delegates here in Philadelphia.

Good morning to you. Nice to see you.

TIFANI BRATTON, YOUNG GOP DELEGATE: Good, it's nice to see you also.

HEMMER: At 23 years old a lot of people don't know where they want to go next weekend. I mean, why did you want to be a delegate?

BRATTON: Exactly. Exactly. Well, I was a volunteer long before I was ever involved in politics, and I tried that end with helping people in public service. And I felt that running to be a delegate I could further that with helping people and representing the young people as best as I could.

HEMMER: Certainly your vision is clear, but I think for a lot of young people, and I was one of them as well, politics is not on the radar at an early age.

BRATTON: Exactly.

HEMMER: How does that change in America?

BRATTON: Well, I think politics has a very negative stereotype, and I think that's the reason people are not involved in politics, that they don't care. So I think maybe seeing the young people involved could be the first step in changing those negative stereotypes.

HEMMER: Put a finger on it for me now, if you could, for the younger generation. What issues are critical for them?

BRATTON: I think education, actually, it affects them the most. I think that the younger people are really concerned with getting morality back into society. I think they are tired of a very liberal society that we have.

HEMMER: You being a Republican delegate, I can understand your comment there. How do you motivate others, though? I mean, you're going to leave this convention at the end of this week. When you go back to Wisconsin, what will you say about your experience here trying to generate more of that excitement?

BRATTON: Well, I'm taking in every second of this that I can, and I am trying to learn as much as I can so when I go back to Wisconsin I can represent the young people and maybe they can see my enthusiasm for politics and...

HEMMER: Are you going to run for office?

BRATTON: I plan on it. I plan on it.

HEMMER: OK. Best of luck. Tifani Bratton, 23 years old, heading back to Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Best of luck and thanks for stopping by.

BRATTON: Thank you. Thank you.

HEMMER: OK.

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