Sen. McCain is campaigning in New Hampshire right now and held a full day of town hall meetings all over the Granite State.

ONE’s Marine, Michael Castaldo caught up with him in Dover Saturday morning and send in this ONE report!

When the senator arrived with special guest, Gov. Pawlenty of Minn, there were at least 400 people there and I must have talked to half of them about the ONE Campaign. Sen. McCain gave his stump speech peppered with well timed jokes, and serious and poignant reflections on what makes America great and what can make it greater. Improve America’s reputation. Improve global health.

After the meeting broke, it was a chance for everyone to meet him. But I had my sights set on Gov. Pawlenty. After waiting , and waiting – it was a big enthusiastic crowd – for the crowd to thin…I had my reward. Not only did I get to introduce myself and ONE, but the Gov. told me about the conversation he had on “the straight talk express” prior to arriving in Dover.

Gov. Pawlenty asked Sen. McCain what to expect from the crowd. Sen. McCain replied: “It’s a good bunch – but there is a special lot, there are these activists, but they are not the in your face kind, they do not jump up and down and scream, they are very polite and respectful, they behave with dignity and decorum – like they want to represent the bottom billion people they say they do, in a favorable light. It is a group called the ONE Campaign and you will see them at almost every stop”.

Gov. Pawlenty told me that he was taken aback because although he was aware of the ONE Campaign, he was not ready to hear such a strong endorsement from Sen. McCain on the bus when no one else was listening.