The Hillary Clinton campaign website: A review
Alyssa Bereznak
National Correspondent, Technology
April 13, 2015
The Hillary Clinton campaign website: A review
There she is! (Via YouTube).
The era of coy Hillary Clinton is over. After nearly two years of hinting that she plans to run for president of the United States, the former senator, first lady, and secretary of state officially declared her candidacy on Sunday afternoon. It was the least surprising thing to happen since Taco Bell discontinued its “waffle taco.”
Despite the endless buildup, Clinton opted for a much more low-key reveal than the presidential hopefuls who preceded her. Unlike Ted Cruz or Rand Paul, she skipped the fanfare of a live, onstage speech, releasing a casual two-minute YouTube video to do the job instead. As almost every media outlet has noted, her approach is deliberately understated. It appears she’s also extended that strategy to her campaign website. Below, we review the pros and cons of its bare-bones features in the latest installment of Yahoo Politics’ RevURL series.
Look and Feel
There’s nothing remarkable about the design of Clinton’s website. And that’s probably because, like most candidates early in their campaigns, she doesn’t have much to offer up, aside from a YouTube video, a glowing biography and a donation button.
A screenshot from Clinton’s site.
The top of the page is bannered with a large photo of Clinton looking a little too excited to speak to some elderly folk. Her image is framed by two red sign-up buttons: On the left, an option to sign away your contact information for what is sure to be an overly persistent newsletter; at the top right, in classic “Gimme your money” red, an avenue to donate.
Poster Comment:
I wouldn't give her a plug nickel. ;)