20-year-old RNC delegate: Why we must oust Trump at the convention

It was an easy decision for me to place my name on the ballot as a presidential delegate in support of Marco Rubio. I was struck early during the election cycle with his aspirational message of hope and opportunity. While he will not serve as our next president, the values and policies he championed will long endure after this election. Perhaps not in the electorate or in our party’s nominee, but in the hearts and minds of the American people he inspired this past year.

Just as Marco addressed the issues facing our nation, we must do the same as we approach the Republican National Convention this summer in Cleveland.

Since suspending his campaign, many people have asked which candidate I will now support for the nomination. Unless Marco chooses to release my commitment before the convention, I will remain committed to his nomination on the first two ballots as required by my state party.

However, should the inevitable occur and we experience the first contested convention since 1976, one thing remains clear and resolute: We must work diligently to convince the American people why Donald Trump is unfit to serve as commander in chief.

This is no longer a political decision, but a moral one as to why I cannot in good conscience cast a ballot for Trump at the convention. Since our country’s early founding, we have sought an important set of principles in those who wish to serve our country as president.