The McCain Update - August 9, 2008

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Today, we are launching a new competition for our grassroots supporters in our volunteer action center. This month's top ten recruiters of new volunteers for JohnMcCain.com will receive a limited edition red McCain campaign hat!

It has never been easier to get involved.

Using our "Recruit Your Friends" tool, you can automatically send out recruitment emails to your entire address book. As you recruit your friends, you will be able to keep track of where you rank among other John McCain supporters by checking our new grassroots leaderboard. The more friends you recruit to JohnMcCain.com, the higher you'll move up on the leaderboard.

 

Click here to start recruiting today and become a top John McCain supporter! In addition, if you have not recently updated your information at JohnMcCain.com, please click here to do so. It only takes a moment to do and will ensure you do not miss any of the latest campaign updates.

 

Latest Campaign Ads

 

This week we released a number of new television and web ads. You can watch all of the new ads on our website in the multimedia section, so be sure to visit the site today.

One of our latest television ads, entitled "Family," highlights Barack Obama's support for higher taxes and increased government spending that will only put more burdens on America's small businesses and cost jobs. While Barack Obama is the biggest celebrity in the world, that doesn't do much to help American families who are hurting from higher gas prices. John McCain has proposed an "all of the above" energy plan -- the Lexington Project -- to produce more energy here in America, invest in renewable energy, create jobs and achieve energy independence. Click here to watch the ad.

"Praising McCain" is our most recent web ad and it shows major Obama supporters praising John McCain's record of working across the aisle to get results for the American people. If we are to move America forward, we need a president who will put partisanship aside to do what's right for the American people and that man is John McCain. Go to www.JohnMcCain.com/TVAds to watch "Praising McCain" and all of our latest ads as soon as they are released.

National Event Day with Cindy McCain

Our first national event will be held on Thursday, August 14th and will feature Cindy McCain! Click here to start planning your own event if you haven't done so already!

With our first national event day less than a week away, this is your last chance to organize an official party. As a host, you will receive a package including special materials for you and your guests so be sure to create your event online right now.

We are also planning McCain Nation Convention parties, so if you cannot host or attend an event on August 14th, there is another opportunity in a few short weeks to participate in these exciting events. We are planning a nationwide party for September 4th, the night John McCain will accept the Republican nomination. You will not want to miss this momentous event, so begin planning your event today!

Protecting Our Energy Security

Our nation's future security and prosperity depend on the next president making the hard choices that would break our nation's dependence on foreign sources of energy and ensure our economic prosperity by meeting tomorrow's demands for a clean energy portfolio.



John McCain has made the necessary choices - producing more power, pushing technology to help free our transportation sector from its use of foreign oil, cleaning up our air and addressing climate change, and ensuring that Americans have dependable, renewable energy sources. He will lead the effort as president to develop advanced transportation technologies and alternative fuels to promote energy independence and cut-off the flow of oil wealth to regimes like Iran. Click here to learn more details about this project.

Obama's Energy Plan

Senator Obama has an interesting solution to high gas prices: make sure your tires are inflated. It is clear Senator Obama has no plan to address the energy challenges we face as a nation or how to reduce our dependence on foreign oil.


John McCain is prepared to lead our country as president to break our dependence on foreign oil with real solutions. He believes we should lift the federal ban on offshore drilling, enabling you to decide where we drill for oil

We need your help to ensure that John McCain will be our next president and enact these policies for our country. With your donation of $25 or more right now, we'll send you a tire gauge to test for yourself, Senator Obama's "tire gauge" energy policy. Please click here to contribute today.

Latest News

Below are some of the top news articles from this week. For more news articles and press releases, go to http://www.johnmccain.com/.


The Detroit News: Obama's Energy Plan Is Fueled By Populism
New York Daily News: Obama's Oil Ads Run Out Of Gas
The Washington Times: McCain Takes Lead On YouTube Hits
South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Sen. Lieberman Campaigns For John McCain, Touts Foreign Policy
Roanoke Times: McCain Has the Right Stuff
The Associated Press: McCain Visiting Motorcycle Rally, Nuke Power Plant
Miami Herald: Celebrity Status May Hurt Obama
Detroit News: State Visit Could Give McCain An Edge On Energy
The New York Daily News: It's Time For Education Reform
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: "Obama's Surge Switch"

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