Candidate Gets Flack for Old Domain Investments

When I read about domain names being involved in a political campaign, it is usually because one candidate bought a domain name related to an opponent. Sometimes it is because a campaign registered or acquired a provocative or creative domain name – like KeepAmericaGreat.com or Bidenomics.com.

That’s not the case in Tarrant County, Texas. A candidate running for the Texas House of Representatives is getting flack for some domain names he bought as investments, according to a report from the Dallas-Ft. Worth NBC affiliate. Apparently, the candidate owned some adult-related domain names more than 10 years ago, and he is being called out by his opponent.

Here’s what the NBC affiliate wrote:

“Critics, including Rep. Klick in an interview, pointed to the fact in the past Lowe purchased some porn domain names to sell among with others for multi-level marketing and other websites. He calls the criticism ‘an absolute distraction from her miserable voting record.’”

‘Look, I owned domain names. I owned over 200 of them and I think they all expired to the last one. I think it was 2011 and I was trying to make a quick buck in the military I didn’t sell or run any porn sites and it’s disgusting that she would try and transition from policy attacks, policy issues to personal attacks.’”

Many years ago, I owned and sold some domain names with adult-terms in them. When I told my parents, they were flabbergasted. I probably still have a few domain names in my portfolio that could be considered adult-oriented.

It is interesting that someone’s domain name investments from more than 10 years ago have become a topic in a political campaign. I guess political viewpoints are more conservative in that area of the country. I suppose domain investors who may run for political office should be mindful of the domain names they own or at least put the potentially sensitive domain names under privacy.