Now, at 18 years old, Crawford is one of the youngest delegates from Washington to attend the Democratic National Convention in Denver.

His agenda?  To convince other delegates that Hillary Clinton should join Barack Obama on the Democratic ticket -- despite Joe Biden's having been named Obama's running mate.

"My dream ticket would be Obama and Clinton -- preferably Clinton first -- but seeing as that's not likely to happen now then I'd like her to be second.  Together, they cover a vast group of voters from all demographics," Crawford said.

"I supported Clinton because of her economic and social security policies," he added, noting that Clinton would, "keep Obama in check on a lot of issues."

Crawford -- whose ambition is to become a U.S. senator one day -- said he was first drawn to politics after what he described as the "mishandling of Hurricane Katrina."

As soon as the convention wraps up, Crawford will fly to Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., where he'll begin his freshman year as a political science major.

"I am a youth Hispanic, who supports Hillary, which is a rather rare demographic," Crawford said.  "Everything that she has done and stands for is similar to what I aspire to be like. It's a great honor to represent the youth in Denver as a national delegate."

Colton's thoughts going into the convention:

"I'm excited about seeing so many 'big' people. I'm really excited about seeing how politics work on a national level as compared to the state level and local level. I'm a little worried about the amount ofprotestors/police that I saw in Denver yesterday. I hope that the speech at Invesco Field goes well and the weather is nice. I'm also happy to be able to go to several events where I can possibly meet lots and lots of new people."

"My thoughts on Biden ... he will add a lot of experience to Barack's resume as a candidate. However, I feel that Hillary would add just as much experience that Senator Biden does. I also think that Biden won't really help out a whole lot with crucial states, whereas I think Hillary would guarantee a big state like New York and greatly affect others like Pennsylvania, Ohio and Texas. I understand that you shouldn't pick a VP based solely on the fact that they will help sway more state's and win an election, but there must be a reason, or several for that matter, that that person can and will sway those states. As disappointed as I am that Hillary wasn't his pick, I think that Biden will serve the U.S. as the VP well."