Newt Gingrich provides the latest example of a campaign domain name oversight that is coming back to embarrass him. Gingrich owns Newt.org, but NewtGingrich.com is controlled by someone with very different motives.
The website alternately redirects to a slew of websites with negative association to Newt: from the homepage of Tiffany, to the Freddie Mac homepage, to negative news articles about his campaign.
A search of the Wayback Machine shows that "The Gingrich Group" controlled the eponymous domain name, in 2001, but by 2002 it became home to an internet slot website.
It's not clear who's behind this attack on Gingrich, and the domain is registered anonymously.
Give it a try for yourself:?NewtGingrich.com
UPDATE: Chris Harris, the Communications Director of the Democratic SuperPac American Bridge emails that his organization is behind the prank ? and they're willing to sell the domain back to Gingrich for a fee.
Here's his email to reporters:
As you may have heard, Newt Gingrich doesn't own NewtGingrich.com.?
Who does? We do... But as we just posted on Craigslist, it's now for sale!
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/for/2763960270.html
With the holiday season rapidly upon us, what do you get for the Republican primary candidate who has everything? American Bridge 21st?Century has the perfect gift:?
NewtGingrich.com
As the people who brought you?RomneyForSenate.com, it?s not that we didn?t have our?own ideas?about what to do with the site. But, in true holiday spirit, we figured it might go to someone with greater need than us. Maybe someone trying to get that?added edge?going into 2012,?or perhaps someone who may have been?too busy?earlier in the year to secure it on their own.
We thought of giving it away, but we wouldn?t want to be accused of being socialists. So, make your best offer. We?re asking for?$1 million, but we?d be happy to accept?$500,000?in bling. Heck in the spirit of Christmas we might even let it go for?$10,000.
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