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"  Lily Collins and Lil&amp;#039; JJ from Nickelodeon&amp;#039;s Kids Pick the President are checking out the Democratic and Republican National Conventions (the big celebration where both parties officially nominate their candidates!) and bringing you all the behind-the-scenes action! Wow! What a crazy day at the Democratic National Convention. Those delegates mean business. Due to the hectic schedule here, in which most of the action takes place in the later afternoon and early evening, I was able to catch a little sleep this morning. After hair, makeup, and wardrobe was sorted out, it was off to the Pepsi Center to start filming. I was so excited to report from perhaps the most exciting set of conventions in recent history. I had the chance to speak with the Cleveland Cavalier&amp;#039;s Damon Jones who explained all about how the Democratic Convention has gone green. He showed me all around the inside of the Pepsi Center, the special hybrid cars on the street, and the outdoor solar panels. He pointed out everything that had been made from recycled objects including the carpet, which is made from old soda cans, and the fuel from the hybrid cars, which is from beer waste. How cool is that!  In between takes throughout the day, I watched numerous speeches from delegates and senators trying to rally up their fellow delegates to vote for Obama. Their messages were so passionate and filled with hope for the future. I later spoke with a few young delegates and even scored an interview with the convention&amp;#039;s youngest delegate, David Gilbert Pederson, who&amp;#039;s 17 and has been involved with politics since 2002. It was incredibly inspiring to hear him speak about his involvement with Obama&amp;#039;s campaign and encouraging young people to register to vote and be heard.  Speaking of inspiring young people trying to make a difference, I spotted Luke Russert, the son of the late NBC journalist Tim Russert, who is covering the conventions for NBC. I also saw Katie Couric reporting from the floor of the arena.   The later the day got, the more crowded and crazy the scene was. There was live music playing in between speeches and every time a popular classic song was played, everyone got up to dance and sing along. The energy was electric and infectious.  Seeing that this is history in the making and is an extremely significant opportunity to have, I decided I didn&amp;#039;t want to miss anything and stayed to watch Hillary Clinton&amp;#039;s speech live when we wrapped filming for the day. I&amp;#039;m so happy that I did because her speech was definitely one to watch, and one that I&amp;#039;ll never forget witnessing. The crowd went wild for her and the support was phenomenal. Just to be able to be part of that moment is something I&amp;#039;ll always remember.  Just when I thought the day couldn&amp;#039;t get any better, on the way back to the hotel I spotted Michelle Obama in the car driving next to us. She looked so gracious and elegant. Well, hopefully there will be a lot more memorable experiences to come as this is just day one for me. I&amp;#039;ll keep you posted! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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