McCain Campaign Revanps Website

By Marc Ambinder
newmccainwebsite.jpg John McCain's new campaign website has been revamped. Tastes may vary, but it's certainly a change from the austere 1.0 version. Visually, it's less foreboding -- Egyptian blue rather than black, with more white space. The site is interactive and more traditionally formatted; those changes come at the expense of the overall design scheme, which is less elegant that the earlier one. One cool feature: the site asks whether you're a supporter, uncommitted, or aren't yet registered and customizes your home page to your choice. Still, the blog has only one post in the last four days. No blog = no fresh content = no reason to come back....

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