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Anti-McCain forces rally on Web
By Stephen Dinan
February 13, 2008
After winning the Virginia primary last night, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain arrives on stage at the Holiday Inn in Alexandria, Va.
The competition for anti-John McCain Web sites is so stiff that those looking to register new ones say the best names have already been snatched up.
"Virtually every one we thought of was taken," said Robert Shoemaker, who said his site RepublicansAgainstMaverickMcCain.com will go active this week. "The first one we wanted to do was Republicans Against McCain, just short and sweet. That wasn't available, and we worked all the way around different labels we could use — none of them were available."
In the end Mr. Shoemaker, who held signs at last weekend's Conservative Political Action Conference protesting Mr. McCain's immigration policy, said he and his partners settled on the somewhat cumbersome name in order to preserve a version of the acronym RAM.
At last check StopMcCain.com, NoWayMcCain.com, ConservativesAgainstMcCain.com and RepublicansAgainstMcCain.com are all taken, as is IHateMcCain.com and the pointed VietnamVeteransAgainstJohnMcCain.com.
That last site was registered by Ted Sampley, a Vietnam War veteran who went after Sen. John Kerry during his 2004 campaign as the Democratic presidential nominee and has now turned his focus to Mr. McCain.
"The Internet itself has become an amazing tool. If you learn to work this thing and take the offensive with it, it becomes a very powerful tool," Mr. Sampley said.
David All, a Republican Internet strategist and co-founder of SlateCard.com, said the sites show the Internet is a leveling platform for those who have a message to get out.
"It just shows you the low barrier of entry the Internet provides to citizens who have a differing view on any number of issues," he said.
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