Rick Perry for Lieutenant Governor of Texas: 1998
They have experience. They have long records of service. The GOP's current, former and potential presidential contenders also used to have rudimentary campaign websites that made full use of GIFs, hit counters, and forms to convince voters that they could be trusted with money and votes. The following slides reveal the way these candidates used to campaign via the Wayback Machine website. The site pictured here is from one of many successful Rick Perry campaigns. The Notes & Quotes form a sort of proto-blog.