Gaetz Buys Domains With Name Of GOP Challenger

April 30, 2024 Politics, Republicans

Florida Politics reports:

A Republican Primary challenger to U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz failed to register several internet domains with his name. Now, Gaetz’s campaign has snapped them up, and will use them to publicize Aaron Dimmock’s record of supporting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

The website AaronDimmockForCongress.com now directs web users to a website with the headline “Meet DEI Dimmock” that outlines past positions espoused by Dimmock in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and promoting DEI practices.

The campaign also owns AaronDimmock.com and DimmockForCongress.com, and intends to publish the same content at both addresses. The Gaetz-run website also says Dimmock attended “DEI Indoctrination courses,” again relying on information from the candidate’s LinkedIn.

Read the full article. Dimmock is a longtime friend of Kevin McCarthy and his challenge to Gaetz is widely seen as revenge on McCarthy’s part.

.@MattGaetz snaps up @AaronWDimmock web domains, uses them to attack his challenger’s DEI record

Reporting by @JacobOgles #FlaPol https://t.co/qpbu1yM76E

— Florida Politics (@Fla_Pol) April 30, 2024