Team -

I wanted to share an email I received from Vivian, our first "Ride the Bus" winner. We were honored to have Vivian and her husband, Elliot, with us on the campaign trail in Florida. As I think you can tell by her email, a day spent with John McCain on the Straight Talk Express is unforgettable.

Remember, today is the last day to make a donation to our campaign for a chance to ride the Straight Talk Express with John McCain. The lucky winner will join us on the upcoming bus tour in California.

Dear Friend --

Tonight is the crucial financial reporting deadline for June.

Right now is the time to step up and own a piece of this campaign. I need your help to take on John McCain, the Republican National Committee, and the shady so-called 527 groups that are dedicated to attacking this campaign using millions of dollars in unregulated contributions.

Please support this movement by making a donation of $25 by Midnight tonight:

https://donate.barackobama.com/deadlinejune

Together we are setting a new standard for how presidential campaigns will be organized and funded.

Dear Friend --

On Monday, everyone will be watching our fundraising totals to see if we can compete with the McCain campaign.

This month is the first test of our grassroots fundraising strategy since we declared our independence from the broken campaign finance system.

You can help build our organization and show that a movement of ordinary people giving only what they can afford is changing the way presidential campaigns are funded.

Now is the perfect time to step up and own a piece of this campaign. And if you make your first donation right now, you'll receive a special gift.

The McCain Update - June 27, 2008

This week we released two new web ads exposing the truth about Barack Obama. The first web ad, "Words," focuses on Senator Obama's broken pledge to the American people on public financing. Although he promised to work with John McCain to preserve the current public financing system, Senator Obama ultimately broke his word. Click here to watch this ad.

Friend --

We're trying something new today.

To bring you an important briefing on our general election strategy, I shot a short video on a laptop in my office. Our team added in some detailed slides with all of the relevant information.

It's important that you're fully briefed on the opportunities and challenges ahead, and this video details how we're going to put together the organization to win in November.

Watch the strategy briefing now, and please make a donation of $25 to help us execute this plan:

https://donate.barackobama.com/strategyvideo

You may have already seen the video tour of the Straight Talk Express on our website, but this week you have a unique chance to see it up close and in person.

We are re-launching our popular "Ride the Bus" contest this week to give one lucky McCainiac and a friend the chance to spend a day on the Straight Talk Express with John McCain. If you make a contribution of any amount before midnight June 30th, you'll be entered to win.

http://www .johnmccain.com/ridethebus