Another problem has recently popped up for presidential hopeful Jeb Bush: The crew forgot to buy the website that matches their slogan.
That’s right, “jebcanfixit.com” is not owned by Jeb Bush.
What's worse, the site actually questions the candidate.
The Bush campaign’s logo appears at the top of page, but where the exclamation point usually sits, instead stands a question mark.
Below that, "Is Jeb running for President or City Council?"
Behind the site is Jimmy Flannigan, a web developer and self-described "community organizer" who ran for Austin City Council in 2014 under the slogan "Flannigan Can Fix It."
Flannigan said that when he spotted Jeb’s new campaign phrase, he felt that it was stolen from him and decided to get vengeful. He later admitted he doesn’t truly believe Bush took it directly from him and that "steal" is more symbolic.
Flannigan checked, realized the Bush team’s mistake and quickly bought up the domain.
He explains, "Since I'm a web developer by trade, my first instinct is to always check the domain name, and he hadn't purchased it. I bought it immediately knowing what I was going to do."
The Flannigan-owned Jeb site also includes a video from Flannigan’s 2014 run that has all the typical political clichés and points out why he deserves to win, ending with the “Flannigan Can Fix It” motto.
But the web developer doesn't intend to seriously offend the GOP hopeful.
He says that if Jeb approached him about buying the website, he’d likely acquiesce.
"Absolutely. In a heartbeat," he states when asked if he'd sell it, "That money would go a way to doing some great grassroots organizing in Northwest Austin. It's not about being mean. I think the whole thing is absolutely hilarious. And if we all took that tone in our politics, then I think it would be a lot more enjoyable, and maybe a few more people would vote."
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