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Dole/Kemp Lives On
There is nothing new to this story. Still, I find true relics worth noting. I came across Internet Live Stats tracking the number of websites on the world wide web. If you’re curious, the current count is approximately 1.1 billion and change. A number of technology companies use this data to track market share information. How many websites use WordPress? Adobe? Sitecore? Or what’s the count for those plugging away on their own? There is nothing wrong with tried-and-true HTML. Still, some sites continue to survive (many of the billion-plus are archived).
But, yet, somehow Dole/Kemp is still at it.1 Does anyone remember the 1996 presidential election? It’s a tribute to a lost campaign. Yes, the site is still live to a degree. Feel free to download the wallpaper of Bob and Jack and Elizabeth too. I think that’s the beauty of the web—its fingers have reach. Details are forgotten but are never truly left behind.
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If you’re curious, the winner’s site has been preserved by The Living Room Candidate. If you want, check it out too.
For more on the 1996 results, Britannica’s recap shows the vote totals remarkably mirror recent elections.2
