GOP.com Relaunch Fizzles

[babylonsister]

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2009/10/13/gopcom_relaunch_fizzles.html

GOP.com Relaunch Fizzles


Marc Ambinder explains why the redesign of the official Republican party website has fallen flat:

"It's not timed with the start of any major advocacy campaign -- or political campaign. And it portrays itself as something it's not: diverse and ready to embrace new ideas. That may be what the party leadership aspires to, but, at least when it comes to diversity, a few pictures of Hispanics and African Americans doesn't make up for... well, the history of the party."

Making matters worse, the site has been down repeatedly throughout the day.

The Obama campaign's former online guru, Joe Rospars, to TPM: "You know your web program is in trouble when your site can't even handle the traffic bump from people making fun of your web program."

:rofl:

[annabanana]

1. "You know your web program is in trouble when . . ."

Oh that is just perfect!

[PetrusMonsFormicarum]

2. Just placed

a pic of the "Get a Brain, Morans" guy on their "why are you a Republican?" page. I was laughing too hard to put any info down, though.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. That's a great line by Rospars - it says it all.

[madrchsod]

4. oh my god...

http://www.gop.com/index.php/learn/heroes/

just about everyone on that list would be appalled by the republican party of today.

[Tansy_Gold]

6. I think there are more

African Americans on those two pages than were at the RNC last year.



What an embarrassment.

[blogslut]

5. Youch!

That red will put your eye out. And I see they built it for IE.

[Orsino]

7. This absolutely is not emblematic of anything. n/t

[zbdent]

8. kinda hard to read white text on a white background with white links ...