This morning the sheet was removed from the new and improved JohnMcCain.com.

It looks great and it's got some great new features. I heard about it via a facebook update not email, this shows they are thinking about who will use the new features.

Here are some of the new features...

McCainSpace is useful, users can sign up friends, comment on other blogs, raise money, and for each action someone takes they receive "points". Not sure what you do with the points once you get them but at least it's competition.

Badges, "We don't need no stinkin Badges" well maybe we do :-)

Visit the download center and have your fill of facebook icons, blog badges, wallpapers, website buttons, google icons, IM icons etc.

Register to voteRecruit friends, I tried to recruit myself (different email) as a friend but no followup emails yet.

Interact with other blogs. They provide a list of blogs and talking points for the day. Your mission, should you choose to accept it is to comment on the blogs and then post back what you did. Once you do you will receive some of those illustrious "points".

A cause greater than your self, this section provides links to volunteer opportunities. If you do any volunteer work they have a form so you can let them know how it went.

When browsing through the new site and kicking the tires I ran across quite a few 404 errors, missing pages (like when I click on my state). I also tried to retrieve my McCainSpace password, because it's been almost a year since I first tried to use it. It's been an hour and still no email.The search function (down at the bottom of the page) only works when you hit the triangle thingy. If you hit enter it gives you an error.

To conclude - it's a great step in the right direction. Essentially the new features "flip the microphone" (a la Godin) There are plenty of ways for people to talk back and also plenty of ways they can talk with their friends. This is a change in direction from the old top down model and hopefully a taste of things to come.

p.s. In case you missed it, the McCain store was redesigned a few weeks ago and plenty of new stuff added.

Go visit JohnMcCain.com and post a comment with your first reactions.