THE PROBLEMS

Here some of the larger "mistakes" that these sites make shall be pointed out. This is the part of the site that highlights, some of the most offensive, unprofessional, and/or just plain dumb content on all of the sites. 

Oct 23rd, 2000:

    On this date, the following pole was on the DNC website:

In your opinion, which promise will George W. Bush have to break, his promise to today's workers to take $1 trillion out of Social Security for private accounts, or his promise to give that the same $1 trillion to today's seniors?

His $1 trillion promise for private accounts
His $1 trillion promise to seniors

    It doesn't ask the readers if they think he will break it etc. it just assumes we will all go along. Even if the main idea here has a point, this sarcastic and decidedly unprofessional method should not be the way to get it across.

    On the same date, the RNC website had its own sarcastic poll:

Which of the three debates was the worst for Al Gore?
A. 1st Debate -- Podiums
B. 2nd Debate -- Round Table
C. 3rd Debate -- Town Hall

    Again, it doesn't ask who won the debates, why someone did good or bad, it is just a mere slap at the opponents. In short, it is in no way meaningful.

More

DNC.org

http://www.democrats.org/contact/watch.html -" The election is getting close and the Republicans are getting desperate -- we need your help to keep an eye on our opponents' activity. If you receive any suspicious or misleading mail, e-mail or phone calls, fill out this form so we can expose their dirty tricks. If you think you smell a rat, let us know." This sounds more appropriate for a World War II, "watch for spies" poster than a political campaign.

http://www.democrats.org/news/bushlite/index.html - You can decide whether this idea is just cleaver or if it goes a bit too far.

http://www.democrats.org/gopwatch/bushwatch/trainingmanual/index.html - Should a fake "George W. Bush training manual" be on the DNC website?

RNC.org

http://www.rnc.org/gorefiles/index - X-files font at top of page

On this page, the day of Oct, 19. Notice how not a single headline is about the party the website is supposedly for:


RNC Ad Backgrounder: Goregantuan -- Under the Gore plan, we’re headed back to more taxes, more spending, and more deficits.”

Vice Presidential Debate Watch -- Since selected Lieberman has backed away from a number of issues he once addressed.

Presidential Debate Watch 2000 -- Get the facts on Al Gore's fuzzy math and selective memory.

Gore As PAC Man -- Al Gore's fictitious fight for Campaign Finance Reform. A silent advocate? more...

Al Gore's Mediscare Tactics -- America's seniors deserve to know the truth. Read about the dirty little secrets that Al Gore will not tell seniors...

Gore in the Doghouse Over Prescription Drug Lies -- “There has never been a time in this campaign when I have said something that I know to be untrue (Al Gore, Manchester, N.H. Democratic Debate, January 26, 2000)

Gore In The Doghouse -- Gore makes up story about his Mother-In-Law’s and dog’s prescription drug costs.

Gore's Rx: Bad Medicine For Seniors -- Under Al Gore's Prescription Plan, Seniors will be charged $600 a year once the plan is fully phased in while Governor Bush believes that Seniors should make their own health care decisions.

Gore's Trial Lawyers -- Al Gore has a history of turning to trial lawyers for campaign cash.

http://www.rnc.org/GoreFiles/makeal2_081000 -"Al Gore's Reinvention Tour --Part II" A bit sarcastic.