Mayor Rudy Giuliani came to Rochester, NH on Tuesday to give a policy speech. A group of ONE Vote ‘08 members attended in ONE shirts to represent and give voice to the poorest people in the world.

Although the topic of the speech was unrelated to ONE’s issues, we saw many ONE bands in the crowd, which is now becoming usual campaign attire for many NH voters.

After the speech, Mayor Giuliani shook a few hands and signed a few autographs before heading out to his next event. But ONE member Lindsay Pippins was able to talk with the Mayor about ONE. She told him that she was a member of the ONE Campaign and offered the mayor a ONE band. He put it on and said that he loves the ONE Campaign. She asked him to join our efforts to fight AIDS and poverty in Africa. He said that he would, and they even briefly discussed Lindsay’s friend that is doing mission work in Kenya.

From New Hampshire and across the nation, people are using their voice to make sure that all of the 2008 candidates know that the time to make poverty history is now. Through ONE Vote ‘08 we will ensure that the next president of the United States is leading the fight against global disease and extreme poverty.