Sen Cruz enters race for White House with website challenge

Sen Ted Cruz’s nascent campaign for the White House is running into its first signs of digital trouble. He does not appear to have control over the most obvious website to rally supporters: TedCruz.com. Instead, people trying to visit that site will get the opposite message. “Support President Obama,” the site says in simple white text on a black background. “Immigration reform now!”

According to Internet records, TedCruz.com was created in April of 2004 but then switched ownership in 2014. Archived versions of the website indicate that it was formerly run by an Arizona-based real estate firm, Ted Cruz and Associates. It appears the Cruz campaign will be using TedCruz.org as its primary website. Opponents have also taken control of an alternate domain name for Cruz’s supporters: TedCruzforAmerica.com. Instead of leading to a site for Sen Cruz (R-TX) or his political action committee, that website automatically redirects users to HealthCare.gov, the website for people to find health insurance under ObamaCare.