August 27, 2008
At Democratic Convention, Politicians Advise Aspiring Young Candidates
Denver
Congressman Tim Ryan, who first ran for office at age 26, had this advice for aspiring young politicians attending the Democratic National Convention here: Tell your story, play the youth card, and above all, listen.
"Nobody cares how much you know, what you learned in college. They want you to listen to them, and they want to know you care," said Representative Ryan, Democrat of Ohio. "A lot of us in this business want to tell everyone how smart we are, but if you listen, they
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