Another bitch move
So Republican congressional candidate Charles Floyd (and I won't link to his website), according to this slashdot article, is apparently cybersquatting on three domain names that people may assume belong to his opponent, Congressman Chris Van Hollen. Now from what I know, Floyd doesn't have a real chance this election, particularly in a state as liberal as Maryland. However, the district he's after represents the D.C. suburbs, which, while socially liberal, have tended to lean towards the right in past elections. Van Hollen was swept into office over moderate Republican Incumbent Connie Morella in 2002. I haven't seen any recent poll numbers so I don't know how vulnerable his seat is right now, but a tactic like this, despite being Rovian and disreputable in the worst way, may sway voters towards the other guy, although I imagine most people visiting Van Hollen's campaign website would be supporters nonetheless.
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