Check out ONE’s On the Record site for informed voting.
In response to an organized campaign by groups like ONE, presidential candidates have gone on record with their views on global poverty issues. Here’s an exerpt from Josh Peck from the ONE campaign;
The On the Record site features each of the candidates’ personal video responses to ONE members and short summaries of their plans on:
Reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis
Eradicating malaria
Improving child and maternal health
Achieving universal primary education
Cutting in half the number of people without clean water or enough food
For the first time ever, the entire presidential field is debating these issues and coming up with plans that recognize the challenge and the opportunity we have to build a better future for the world’s most vulnerable people. The result is a huge victory for you, our members and for the millions of people around the world living in extreme poverty.
The candidates’ detailed responses to our questions show that they are tuned into these issues like never before.
Check out what the candidates are saying:
http://www.onevote08.org/ontherecord?id=164-2761034-a6cJ.t&t=3
Through On the Record, we have the chance to make a more informed choice than ever before. This year, we’ll go into the primary season with more knowledge and more confidence that extreme poverty and global disease will be central to the 2008 election.
January 16th, 2008 at 9:27 am
I have been looking at what the presidential candidates have to say about poverty on my blog. This is my most recent post in response to a suggestion that Edwards is much better than Obama on poverty. I think it is great that so many of the candidates, including Huckabee, are mentioning the issue.
Prophetic Progress: Poverty: Edwards v. Obama
January 24th, 2008 at 10:52 am
Thanks for the link to the blog. It’s great to be able to read this kind of analysis and see poverty issues on the political map. I noticed on the ONE web site that Chris Dodd intended to appoint a special envoy to focus on poverty issues and implementing the MDG’s. However, I have heard almost no media mention of Chris Dodd in any of the primaries. I hope his idea won’t die with his candidacy.