I'm Murv Seymour. >> Now that the convention is
over, the mandate from Republicans to their delegates
is to carry the momentum into the fall "Here& Now" Senior
political reporter Zach Schultz has the story of one group
trying to do just that, while changing the image of the
Republican Party. >> Thousands of volunteers are
needed to make the Republican National Convention a success.
Most of those in red shirts have gray hair, but there are some
young people getting their first taste of political organizing,
and Republicans are hoping to keep them involved into the
fall. and they're going to be
involved. >> A lot of them, most of them
are from Wisconsin. They're going to be here. They're going
to be knocking on doors, and that's what we're going to do.
That's what we do best. Kyle Schroeder is the chairman of the
Wisconsin Young Republicans, a group focused on recruiting,
training and electing young conservatives. We are the young
professional arm of the Republican Party of Wisconsin
here in the state. And that's where we fit in. And we want to
grow the conservative movement for young people because our
message resonates directly with them.
created in 2017 as the party realized students involved in
college Republican groups often didn't have a political home
after graduation, people would get involved in college
Republicans and kind of trail off and then come back to the
GOP, and they're like 50s or 60s when they're upset about
property taxes or something like that.
>> And that's a years, decades of lost engagement.
>> Nik Rettinger represents Mukwonago in the State Assembly
and sits on the board of the National Young Republicans. He
says they're not content waiting for middle age to take office.
>> A lot of folks like to say, we're the leaders of tomorrow.
That's that's not the case. We're leading the way today.
>> When I was at college, I was the president of the College
Republicans at UW. >> Whitewater John Beauchamp is
an alternate delegate at the RNC and says without young
Republicans, a lot of people his age might not feel comfortable
going to party events. >> Let's face it, a lot of the
county parties have a very traditional way of running
things, very traditional, structured that the median age
of the individuals that are in the county parties tends to be a
little older. So the goal with the Young Republicans is to kind
of provide a sense of more camaraderie amongst young
Americans, young Wisconsinites. party since I was very small.
>> Olivia Kurth comes from a politically active family and is
working security at one of the delegate hotels. During the
convention. just being the eyes and ears
here. college Republicans and young
Republicans, and says the groups provide a safe space for young
conservatives to speak their minds in younger groups, you
kind of have to test the waters a little bit.
>> You're like, if I throw out sour real fast?
>> We have a lot of Illinois implants coming here in
Wisconsin, and they moved to Milwaukee, or they moved to
Madison and they're like, are There are. It's the Young
Republicans. And if you're in that 20 to 30 year range, we're
here. the campaign trail this fall,
and their experiences at the RNC will help them power through to
November. palpable in a way. I feel like
being a part of this and seeing how much energy and excitement
people have for being here and for the party and everything,
and there is nothing quite like being in that room and feeling
that energy. >> On the floor of the
Republican National Convention. So bringing that energy,
bringing a boost back into our communities and into our other