ST. PAUL, Minn. – There were some exciting firsts here this week for Lusby’s Alex Case.
“It’s really neat to be here, I’m really excited about it all,” said Case, 16, a junior at Patuxent High School. Case was nominated anonymously by a teacher to participate in LeadAmerica, a youth leadership program, and flew for the first time to get to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul.
Case is one of 46 students attending the convention, and she admits she has more of an interest in forensic psychology than in politics.
“I honestly didn’t know much about the election. . . . I knew that I agreed with (John) McCain more than (Barack) Obama, but it feels good now to know more about what is going on.”
Her first glimpse of the convention was Tuesday night, since she was not permitted to leave her hotel Monday because of the protesters, some of whom she said were staying in the same hotel.
“Fred Thompson was my favorite, he was funny,” Case said. “That’s how you catch my attention, he was more relatable.”
–By Capital News Service’s Lauren C. Williams