Exploratory Efforts, Leadership PACs and Other Vehicles

Presidential hopefuls are starting testing the waters efforts, exploratory committees, and full campaign committees. Those sites as well as political, issue and media sites of potential 2012 Republican candidates are shown below.

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Testing the Waters,
Exploratory and
Campaign Committees





fredkarger.com
(Fred Karger Pres. Expl. Comm.)
www.hermancain.com
(Friends of Herman Cain-Pres. Expl. Comm.)
www.buddyroemer.com
(Roemer 2012 Exploratory Committee)
www.newtexplore2012.com
(Newt Exploratory 2012...testing the waters)



www.timpawlenty.com
(Pawlenty for Pres. Expl. Comm.)  *03/21/11

www.mittromney.org
(Romney for Pres. Expl. Comm.)  *04/11/11

www.ricksantorum.com
(Rick Santorum Expl. Comm.)  *04/13/11

www.roymoore.net
(Friends of Roy Moore)  *04/18/11





www.garyjohnson2012.com
(Gary Johnson 2012)  *04/21/11

ronpaul2012.com
(Ron Paul 2012 Pres. Expl. Comm.) *04/26/11




Leadership PACs and
Other Vehicles


these grabs from March 3, 2011*



www.michelebachmann.com
(congressional campaign)
www.michelepac.com
(Michele Bachmann)
www.haleyspac.com
(Haley Barbour) 
aiminghigherindiana.com
(Mitch Daniels) 


mymanmitch.com
(Mitch Daniels-2008 re-elect)
senateconservatives.com
(Jim DeMint)
www.newt.org
(Newt Gingrich)
www.americansolutions.com
(Newt Gingrich)


Center for Health Transformation
(Newt Gingrich)
Gingrich Productions
(Newt Gingrich)
The Americano
(Newt Gingrich)
Renewing American Leadership
(Newt Gingrich)


American Solutions PAC
(Newt Gingrich)
www.mikehuckabee.com
(Mike Huckabee)
www.huckpac.com
(Mike Huckabee)
The Huckabee Report
(Mike Huckabee)


Huckabee (FOX News page) www.horizon-pac.com
(aligned with Jon Huntsman)
ouramericainitiative.com
(Gary Johnson)
www.sarahpac.com
(Sarah Palin)


www.revereamerica.org
(George Pataki) *he left ea. Feb.
www.campaignforliberty.com
(Ron Paul)
www.libertypac.com
(Ron Paul)
www.timpawlenty.com
(Tim Pawlenty) 

Keep in mind that websites are only one facet of a robust digital presence.  The organization L2 ("a think tank for digital innovation") has developed the notion of digital competence as quantified by a Digital IQ Index® which includes the web site (40%), digital marketing (30%), social media (20%) and mobile (10%).
Into the first part of 2011 Sarah Palin's communications were done through her Facebook page; the PAC page is little more than a placeholder.  On April 18, 2011 Sarah PAC introduced a revamped website:


www.FreeStrongAmerica.com
(Mitt Romney)
www.americas-foundation.org
(Rick Santorum)






original March 3, 2011 page