Back on the Trail

Dec 22nd, 2006 4:00 PM UTC
By Matthew Bartlett

Another Presidential hopeful, Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, came to New Hampshire on Thursday and spoke to a group of Granite Staters in Manchester.

During his speech he spoke about the need for America to rise up and meet the biggest challenges our country faces in the world. I could not help but think about global AIDS and extreme poverty as being one my generation’s biggest, yet completely solvable, problems. We have the medicine, technology, and know-how to effectively beat diseases like AIDS and malaria, and I know, that together in this movement, we will ultimately have the will.

After his speech, I was able to talk directly with Gov. Romney. I explained the ONE Campaign and let him know that Americans everywhere are realizing what our country is doing right now and asking our government to go even further to get the job done. Gov. Romney told me about his friend in Ghana who is working right now on better ways to combat malaria in Africa. Amazing work. He thanked ONE for our efforts and took our ONE band with him.

It is important to let our leaders know that making poverty history is not only possible, it is a priority. In New Hampshire, people are turning to the ONE Campaign to make that happen, and they’re being heard!