2008 Republican National Convention Announces Online Video Contest

SAINT PAUL, Minn., July 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 2008 Republican
National Convention today announced the launch of their 2008 Convention Video
Program with YouTube(TM), the leading online video community that allows
people to discover, watch and share originally created videos. The national
online video contest will ask Americans to answer the question, "Why are you a
Republican in 2008?"

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From July 9 to August 1, American can submit video responses to this question
at the Republican National Convention's YouTube channel,
www.youtube.com/gopconvention2008. Based on the most creative and compelling
submissions, the Republican convention staff will narrow the field of entries
to five, and starting August 6, the YouTube community will have the chance to
vote for their favorites. The winner of the contest will be announced on
August 14.

YouTube will send the winner of the contest to Sen. John McCain's campaign
press pool for one day to shoot video of life on the campaign trail. The
winner will then attend the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn.,
where their winning video will be shown as part of the convention's official
proceedings.

"Our goal is to engage as many people around the country as possible in the
national convention," said convention President & CEO Maria Cino. "We're
excited to partner with YouTube to empower our supporters everywhere to
broadcast their messages to the world leading up to our convention."

Robert M. Duncan, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, announced the
program today in a video posted to the convention's YouTube channel,
www.youtube.com/gopconvention2008.

"Working with the 2008 Republican National Convention to engage their
supporters underscores the extent to which our national politics is now in the
hands of everyday voters," said Steve Grove, Head of News and Politics for
YouTube. "This promises to empower more and more citizens to have a voice in
our national political dialogue."

YouTube has played an integral role in connecting voters with the contenders
for the nation's highest political office. In an era when Democrats and
Republicans alike depend on online video to connect elected officials with
voters, the "2008 Convention Video Program"
stands as a symbol of our time.

YouTube also announced an identically-themed program with the Democratic
National Convention today, which can be found at
www.youtube.com/demconvention.

About the Republican National Convention

The 2008 Republican National Convention will be held at Saint Paul's Xcel
Energy Center from Sept. 1-4, 2008. Approximately 45,000 delegates, alternate
delegates, volunteers, members of the media and other guests are expected to
attend the convention. Minneapolis-Saint Paul is expected to receive an
estimated $150-$160 million positive economic boost from the four-day event.
For more information about the 2008 Republican National Convention, please
visit our website at www.GOPConvention2008.com and join our social network
sites on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/GOPconvention2008), MySpace
(http://www.myspace.com/gopconvention2008), Twitter
(http://twitter.com/gopconvention08), and YouTube
(http://youtube.com/gopconvention2008).

About YouTube

YouTube is the world's most popular online video community allowing millions
of people to discover, watch and share originally created videos. YouTube
provides a forum for people to connect, inform and inspire others across the
globe and acts as a distribution platform for original content creators and
advertisers large and small. YouTube, LLC is based in San Bruno, Calif., and
is a subsidiary of Google Inc.

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Convention
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SOURCE 2008 Republican National Convention

Joanna Burgos of the 2008 Republican National Convention, +1-651-467-2728