domain names,<\/a> which he hopes to use to raise issues and undermine the credibility of the current president.<\/p>\nIt has been confirmed that the Republican candidate has acquired domain names like theapologistinchief.com and agingrockstar2012.com and according to industry experts, he intends to use these to propel his campaign.<\/p>\n
Despite this, Peter Pasi, a Republican digital fundraiser, warned that the acquisition of new domain names is no guarantee of success at the polls.<\/p>\n
“If they don’t reinforce something that is already out there about a candidate, the use is limited,” he told USA Today<\/em>.<\/p>\nRecent opinion polls suggest that the upcoming election will be a close one and the battle for hearts and minds will be critical.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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