Throughout November 2007, ONE members sent tens of thousands of petitions to the presidential candidates asking them to go on the record with their plans to combat extreme poverty and global disease.

Now we have their replies – and we’ve put them into ONE Action’s brand new “On The Record”website.

Use the site to watch each of the candidates’ personal video responses to ONE members and their 50-word plans on:

* Reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis;
* Eradicating malaria;
* Improving child and maternal health;
* Achieving universal primary education; and
* Cutting in half the number of people without clean water or enough food.

Then, use ONE Action’s “On The Record” tool to compare up to three candidates’ plans and send that comparison to your friends.

COMPARE THE CANDIDATES

You may have noticed that a few candidates haven’t sent in all of their materials yet. If you haven’t already, sign the petition and urge them to send in their plans.

SIGN THE ON THE RECORD PETITION

By getting every candidate to go on the record, we’ll be able to be smart voters as we head to the polls, and no matter whose elected in 2008, we’ll be able to hold the next president of the United States accountable to his or her plan.

(I’ll go ahead and post a bunch of their plans and videos next.)

-Virginia Simmons