Reason LIVE from the Republican National Convention: Trump and Millennials

Matt Welch & Nick Gillespie talking to millennials at #RNCinCLE

Matt Welch & Nick Gillespie talk to disgruntled millennial Republican party delegates in Cleveland LIVE on Facebook at 2pm ET.  Watch below.

What are the issues that Republicans under the age of 35 in the Republican Youth Caucus are so hot and bothered about? Is it the GOP's anti-porn plank or Donald Trump's very existence?

Join in the conversation by posting your questions in the comments.

Comments

[This Machine]

I'm not going to watch the livestream, but I just wanna say, man, is it a stupid crazy wonderful time to be a commenter. This week is gonna be great.

*pops industrial-size bowl of popcorn*

[R C Dean]

Where are my riots?

I was told there would be rioting. I haz a disappoint.

[Joe M]

Wait for the DNC.

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

Nah, the Democrats forgot about Bernie Sanders faster than any secondary candidate in history. I'm not sure if Democrats even have any memory of the primary.

[waffles]

I disagree. I think there will be some black hooded "anarchists" ready to smash some glass and steal snacks from convenience stores.

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

The snacks belong to the people!

[Derp-o-Matic 5000]

Thursday, maybe?

[Joe M]

That's the other possibility. Wait for his coronation.

[Suthenboy]

Wait until the open carry people show up. That is when the fireworks will start.

[Azathoth!!]

Cleveland.com reports one small group of open-carry gun enthusiasts meeting at Cleveland's Public Square was "peaceful and easily managed by police."

apparently been and done.

and no fireworks.

[Don Escaped Texas]

delusional: GOP resists executive power? not when it's their turn, they don't

[Derp-o-Matic 5000]

Agreed. I'll judge a party's philosophy when they are in power, not when they are the opposition. Both parties are full-on statist.

[Don Escaped Texas]

I can't get anyone I know to understand this. All I get is Hillary-bashing....which is fine but doesn't make the GOP the answer. I have no idea how to move the conversation towards "how things should be."

[Joe M]

Five second clip of someone adjusting his equipment, nice.

[Bobarian (Would Chip Her)]

Was it Matt or Nick?

And did they do each other?

[Dennis, Constitutional Peasant]

The cameraperson has parkinsons, but matt has fixed his collar. I call it a wash.

[R C Dean]

Hard to argue with Matt's attire.

Small patterns like on that tie can cause weird artifacts on a screen, but all told, the shirt/tie/jacket is within range - professional but not distracting.

[waffles]

I miss the bow tie.

[Homple]

I miss Gilmore's fashion critiques.

[Brett L]

Maybe he can teach the other guy how to iron a collar?

[Dennis, Constitutional Peasant]

how to iron a collar?

Real men Dry Clean. His persistent 'curly-collar-tips' syndrome may in fact be because he's *tried* to iron them, when what he should have done is used some large paper-clips as temporary collar-stays.

[Brett L]

Some of us were taught how to use starch. It comes in a spray can. Heavy starch on collars. When I lived in Houston and you could get shirts washed, starched and pressed for $0.99, I did that. For $2/shirt, I'll do it my damn self.

[Dennis, Constitutional Peasant]

Some of us were taught how to use starch. It comes in a spray can

This is woman-speak and i will not listen

(actually, in seriousness - i actually fucked up a number of very nice white dress shirts with that spray-on starch stuff. Nothing is so panic-inducing as flying to a meeting in the wee hours of the morning, popping into the hotel just to shower and change, and then completely fucking up your nice shirt with this foamy starch shit that leaves a yellow mark when the iron hits it. I have refused to touch the stuff ever since. My go-to is simply leave shirts in a steamy shower, then maybe give them a once over, but NEVER use that crap in a can)

Also = you may bitch about the $2? but my employer had a dry-cleaner in the building basement and it was automatically charged as business expense (up to a $50 monthly i think). Please cue the soundtrack

[Rhywun]

LOL I haven't worn a dress shirt since the last wedding I attended - and then only because I was a groomsman.

[R C Dean]

Plastic collar stays? Seriously, Dennis?

I use stainless steel, but only because they were out of titanium.

http://www.amazon.com/Stainles.....B00CPR45IE

[Brett L]

Yes, I also bought them in the 50 pack or whatever.

[Trump's Penis Logo, Jr.]

I loved Gillespie when he played Carla's husband on Cheers.

[waffles]

Nick looks kind of dumpy without The Jacket.

[The Other Kevin]

The Jacket is out doing its own live stream on Facebook.

[Brett L]

Hopefully it isn't mating with The Donald's hair. We've all read SugarFree, we know how that ends.

[Jerry on the rocks]

Rico is also at the convention, right? Hopefully he doesn't get too close to Trump's locks, otherwise it will be Hiroshima all over again.

[waffles]

#LibertarianMoment

Wooohooo! Actually all these people interviewed seem pretty decent for the 3 minutes I've listened.

[Don Escaped Texas]

amazing how many reasonable, libertarian kids they've found who are perfectly happy to tote GOP control-how-you-live water

[The Other Kevin]

What do you expect? It's not like they have some alternative party they can support.

[Don Escaped Texas]

I don't tote water for folks who don't share my principles and goals. Likewise, I expect that they should not.

[The Immaculate Trouser]

I cannot imagine anything I could care about less than the average twentysomething millenial's opinion about Republican politics. Well, besides the average twentysomething millenial's opinion about Democratic politics.

[WTF]

I think you mean, you couldn't care less about the average twentysomething millenial's opinion about anything. I certainly don't.

[Don Escaped Texas]

Bashing the kids is a mistake: they're probably more open to adopting the right ideas than just about anyone else.

[Rhywun]

Good lord, I sure wasn't at that age.

[John Titor]

You'd be surprised. Yes, there's a plenty of Millenials who are simply leftist ideologues. But there's also a great deal of Millenials who are fairly cynical to the moral relativism of the modern age and are looking for a solid ideology/philosophy to sink their teeth into. They're aware that something is off with the culture and society they live in, they just can't diagnose it. And the people who capitalize on that will win the future.

I've been meeting people I knew in high school who are now born-again Christians in their twenties. And it's not from something like former drug abuse or alcoholism steering them to it, it's because they want answers.

[waffles]

Either the only people willing to talk to Nick and Matt are libertarians or they all are plants.

[Brett L]

Tell Nick to spit out his gum.

[Brett L]

Unless its Nicorette, then I totally understand. Chomp away! Its definitely not the best week to quit sniffing glue.

[Joe M]

Maybe it's Jackorette.

[Joe M]

Seriously. Livestreaming to Facebook isn't quite that casual.

[You Sound Like a Prog (MJG)]

Damn it Matt, I told you to shave those sideburns!

[Fist of Etiquette]

So I just tuned in and not only is there no sound for me, Gillespie appears to be eating something while interviewing what I assume is a Trumpeter.

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

Click the speaker icon, grandpa.

[Fist of Etiquette]

I'm working on my lip reading, smart guy.

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

The gum in Nick's mouth will obliterate the chances of an accurate read.

[waffles]

"We're interviewing you because you're dressed really funny. Can you pretend to be a real republican?"

And the drug references. Nick and Matt! So edgy and cool!

[Fist of Etiquette]

And now Welch appears to be interviewing the mayor of Clevelandtown.

[Brian Dixon]

The guy in the top hat is a young Dr. Demento.

[Fist of Etiquette]

You can cut down on your bandwidth while streaming by having as static a shot as possible. I know it's all en vogue with filmmakers like McG doing shaky camera but come on.

[Jerry on the rocks]

There was this small moment when they had a perfectly symmetrical camera shot that would have made Kubrick proud, but then it was gone again.

[Don Escaped Texas]

Do Matt and Nick have muppets? I want these young Republicans interviewed by a muppet.

[waffles]

Everything is better when explained by puppets.

[Don Escaped Texas]

Kelly, show us on the doll where Mr Ailes touched you.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Tell Gillespie that the mic needs to be with the person talking.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Is this balance budget amendment kid a Reason intern?

[SugarFree]

I see Nick Gillespie isn't asking Hillary any question right now.

DEMOCRAT SHILL!

[Joe M]

Nick is being exceedingly confrontational with this fellow.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Making him defend Ted Cruz? Gillespie is hitting this dude with gotchas.

[Joe M]

They should have rehearsed their banter.

[waffles]

This is cringey. I LOVE IT.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Revolution in the streets, counterrevolution in the sheets.

[Brett L]

NOO! Don't let the gingers get that close! Its a ginger-singularity!

[Joe M]

Busted Nick on the gum a bit too late, but I'll take it.

[Fist of Etiquette]

This guy stands in the right spot of the Venn diagram of Libertarian and Republican parties.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Yokeltarian Alert! Run away, Welch.

[Fist of Etiquette]

So they were high then?

[Playa Manhattan.]

That would explain the bestiality reference.

[Heroic Mulatto]

So are we all going to talk about how the GOP is pandering to Bronies now?

[Brett L]

The H&R Bronies have convinced me that Bronyism by itself is not a crime.

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