ONE Vote 2012 volunteers greet candidates before CNN debate

Nov 23rd, 2011 10:24 AM UTC
By Ranna Lanagan

A group of ONE Vote 2012 volunteers braved the chilly rain to greet the GOP candidates outside the CNN debate tonight. Decked out in our ONE shirts and armed with posters, we caught the attention of the candidates as their vehicles inched their way through security. Newt Gingrich’s wife even waved at us!

ONE members wave signs in front of the DAR Constitution Hall, where the CNN Debate took place.

The candidates arrive to DAR in motorcades

Waiting in the rain

During the debate, the ONE Vote team, including Sarah Huckabee Sanders, ONE US Executive Director Sheila Nix and ONE members across the country live-tweeted the event. Everyone was so excited that Rick Santorum defended PEPFAR and aid to Africa. You can read our conversation here.

If you get the chance, volunteer with ONE Vote to introduce the candidates to ONE and make sure they all know that American leadership has saved millions of lives in the developing world, all for less than 1 percent of the US budget. Thanks to everyone who came out to make sure extreme poverty and preventable disease stays on the radar of the candidates!

TAGS: ONE, ONE Vote 2012, Sen. Rick Santorum