The face of the Republican Party to college
students got a bit of a facelift today: the College Republicans updated their website. There are a couple things about the new site we liked, such as the Twitter feature. But beyond that, we honestly weren't blown away. The design is sub-par, to put it nicely.
One user was a bit more blunt when using the new Twitter feature to say, "wow crnc.org fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down."
Now design isn't everything... but it is something. Obama wouldn't have been as popular as he was if his website had also looked like it was designed in 1998.
Our goal isn't to put the College Republicans down; they do a lot of great stuff. But we do want to help them by being truthful. If they want to be appeal to young voters, they have to improve the quality of their marketing.
Yikes! You’re right - doesn’t do much to attract the eye, does it? Thought it was interesting that the site claimed that “It deploys a number of innovative features and technology to attract young voters” but they forgot to include some site design that would attract young people, as well! And just to throw it out there - I saw a LOT of comments on the site by the older generation showing their support for the College Republicans on ‘behalf of their grandkids.’ Hmm…