Vice presidential candidate Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke at a campaign event for Mitt Romney. Representative Ryan focused his remarks on the effects of the nation’s economic downturn on women, stating that “26 million women are trapped in poverty” and “half-a-million women more are unemployed today than when President Obama took office.” In her first official campaign appearance for the Romney-Ryan ticket, former Secretary Rice emphasized the urgent call to put America back to work, one that she stated “cannot wait another four years.” They spoke at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio.