A lead up to Paul Ryan's speech tonight from CNN's Halimah Abdullah and Allison Brennan:
'Gen Xer' Paul Ryan takes up GOP torch, makes case to young votersTampa, Florida (CNN) – For many Republicans of his era, Paul Ryan symbolizes an overdue change and call to the Reagan-era principles that appealed to many young voters in the 1980s and that the party hopes will attract a range of youthful support in November.
"As a fellow Gen Xer, I'm excited about him and it says a lot," said Dylan Glenn, a former Bush administration economic policy analyst who has been friends with Ryan, 42, for nearly two decades.
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