The date was March 14, 2008, and a group of burgeoning Lou Pearlmans at 23/6 were about to unleash a political and musical phenomenon: the McCain Girls. This trio of musically inclined and politically active gals would make their YouTube debut, thanks to the 23/6 production team. American politics and the Internet would never be the same.

Ladies and gentlemen, the song that started it all. Here are the McCain Girls in the video for their first smash hit, "It's Raining McCain!" Special thanks to Jon Benjamin and Patrick Borelli, creators of the McCain Girls.

For more on the McCain Girls phenomenon, check out our follow-up video, "Here Comes McCain Again," or watch the senator himself give props to the group live on Fox News.

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And extra special thanks to our McCain Girls: Barbara Baskin, Ellen Nira Cade and Jamie Robin.