WASHINGTON D.C. - After a long election season, which culminated in an eventual landslide electoral defeat for Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney, the domain name for the former Massachusetts governor's campaign was sold today for $0.49.
Even though mittromney.com had been valued at approximately $2.5m just days after the Republican National Convention in August, the official homepage and all related pages were significantly devalued Wednesday after it became apparent that President Obama had soared to an election victory.
Election aficionado James Tomlinson of Boise, Idaho is reported to have had an initial bid of $0.38 rejected by the hosting service Godaddy.com, who valued the domain at around $0.50, citing its "somewhat historical worth."
Tomlinson, who purports to own a "basement-full" of election memorabilia dating back to John F. Kennedy's successful campaign in 1960, is also the official domain holder for johnmccain.com and michaeldukakis88.com.
"I just love all of that stuff," said the 54-year-old, navigating his latest acquisition. "Elections represent such historic and memorable times in our lives, and, even though Mr. Romney's campaign will soon be utterly forgotten by the majority of Americans, this (mittromney.com) is no exception."
Meanwhile, in an effort to ensure the historical significance of the domain, Tomlinson has vowed to leave the website just the way it was on the morning of November 7.
"There's just something so very sad about the way it was left," continued Tomlinson. "The final post simply reads: "we're at almost 12,000,000 likes on Facebook. Join our community and connect with Mitt."
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