2013年高中英语教学辅助素材：Patriotism-High-Ideals-Motivate-Many-Convention-Delegates（文本）.docVIP

TAMPA, Florida ?Delegates at U.S. party conventions come from all 50 states and several territories with one simple job - to nominate the candidate they hope will win the presidency in November. Ruth Hinebaugh Umbel, a delegate from Maryland at the Republican National Convention, supports nominee Mitt Romney. She has been politically active for more than five decades, but this is her first time as a delegate. VOA spoke Hinebaugh Umbel in her home state Maryland before the convention, as she was setting up the party headquarters in her home area of Garrett County, I really care about my country. I care about people. I dont think that you can elect a president or a delegate or a senator if you dont get out there and work for them.? Hinebaugh Umbel says she has been hooked on politics since she was 10 years old. Thats when she joined her father to hand out voter materials during the presidential campaign of 1952. 揑 think its either in your blood or it isnt, and its definitely in my blood, she said. She says the convention is a chance to meet other members of the Republican Party. The delegates are chosen to represent their state, and its here where they are voting for their presidential nominee. Not everyone in the Republican Party wanted Romney to win the nomination. James Lightweis, a teacher from Virginia and a recent college graduate, supports Ron Paul. Lightweis is also a first time delegate who raised money on the Internet to pay for his trip. Days before the convention opened, Lightweis and fellow Virginia delegate Matthew Hurtt attended a pro-Paul rally in Florida. Most young voters supported President Barack Obama, a Democrat, four years ago, but Lightweis says Paul appeals to people like him. 揑 just look forward to making a difference here in Tampa, and I look forward to more young people joining the Republican party,?he said. Matthew Hurtt says delegates can help shape Republican ideals. 揧ou know, its a two-party system in America and, if we want t