TedCruz.com trolls Ted Cruz's presidential campaign
Senator not the master of his .com domain
Sen. Ted Cruz launched his candidacy for president on Monday, tweeting a 30-second video to his 394,000 Twitter followers just after midnight — hours before a formal announcement at Liberty University.
I'm running for President and I hope to earn your support! pic.twitter.com/0UTqaIoytP
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 23, 2015
But those looking to TedCruz.com for more information on the Texas Republican and his platform were out of luck. The domain — which was reserved by an Arizona lawyer before Cruz's political ascension — currently encourages visitors to support President Barack Obama and immigration reform.
Meanwhile, TedCruzForAmerica.com, which was registered Monday, redirects to HealthCare.gov, the website launched for President Obama's Affordable Care Act initiative.
Cruz's official campaign website, TedCruz.org, seemed to be working fine Monday morning.
Some of the best #TedCruzCampaignSlogans. Read them here: http://t.co/Igoa1RFjOE pic.twitter.com/ZI7WaCrOgz
— Raw Story (@RawStory) March 23, 2015
The rollout at Liberty University wasn't exactly smooth, either. Supporters of Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul could be seen in the backdrop of Cruz's speech in Lynchburg, Virginia.
To the kids wearing #StandWithRand t-shirts at the Cruz presidential candidate announcement, you are awesome. pic.twitter.com/4bVqyzwsvJ
— John Maniscalco (@JohnRManiscalco) March 23, 2015
And in some angles of the televised speech, the tea party favorite appeared with his back to the camera.
Ted Cruz backs into the 2016 election (h/t @LanceUlanoff) pic.twitter.com/0hrb6M3kAp
— Brian Ries (@moneyries) March 23, 2015
Many, though, applauded Cruz for not using a teleprompter.
Cruz made 2016 announcement speech without a teleprompter: http://t.co/n4ONY95dwj pic.twitter.com/GLOxH7ZrAY
— The Hill (@thehill) March 23, 2015
No notes, no teleprompter, no podium. #Cruz
— Kelly (@KLSouth) March 23, 2015
Great speech by Ted Cruz ... but it was missing one thing ... NO TELEPROMPTER!!!!!
— T. Barnes (@badnews61) March 23, 2015
While Cruz became the first significant candidate from either party to formally jump into the 2016 race, he is not the first. According to the Federal Election Commission's online database, 194 candidates — including 54 Republicans — declared before Cruz did.
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