Error Pages on Presidential Campaign Websites: 07/15/2019

Errors happen. For websites, rarely seen 404 error pages often include humor. Joe Biden's error page capitalizes on his love of ice cream and trains. Michael Bennet, Steve Bullock, and Jay Inslee incorporate outdoor activities and sports in their error pages. Both Cory Booker and Pete Buttigieg appear pouting in photos on the error pages on their respective campaign sites. Seth Moulton's site uses animated gifs featuring other individuals sharing the same first name. Both Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren include video: Bernie Sanders' site uses a video of him without links to any other parts of his site. Elizabeth Warren's site embeds a Saturday Night Live clip with calls to action to volunteer or donate. A graphical representation of Andrew Yang appears on his campaign's 404 page and a donation request.

Not all candidates utilize humor on their 404 error pages. Some candidates provide a generic error message and links while several candidates do not seem to have configured any kind of error handling on their political campaign sites.

Below are current examples from the official websites of Democrats and Republicans running for President.

Individuals Running for the Democratic Nomination

Michael Bennet

https://michaelbennet.com/404

Joe Biden

https://joebiden.com/404

Bill de Blasio

https://billdeblasio.com/404

Cory Booker

https://corybooker.com/404

Steve Bullock

https://stevebullock.com/404

Pete Buttigieg

https://www.peteforamerica.com/404

Julián Castro

https://www.julianforthefuture.com/404

John Delaney

https://www.johnkdelaney.com/404

Tulsi Gabbard

https://www.tulsi2020.com/404

Kirsten Gillibrand

https://kirstengillibrand.com/404

Mike Gravel

https://mikegravel.com/404

Kamala Harris

https://kamalaharris.org/404

John Hickenlooper

https://www.hickenlooper.com/404 redirects to candidate homepage

Jay Inslee

https://www.jayinslee.com/404

Amy Klobuchar

https://www.amyklobuchar.com/404

Wayne Messam

https://wayneforamerica.com/404

Seth Moulton

Each visit to https://sethmoulton.com/404 shows a different animated gif. Shown here: https://sethmoulton.com/assets/404_image4.gif

Beto O'Rourke

https://betoorourke.com/404

Tim Ryan

https://timryanforamerica.com/404

Bernie Sanders

Page (https://berniesanders.com/404) is an animated gif: https://berniesanders.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/404.gif

Joe Sestak

http://www.joesestak.com/404

Tom Steyer

https://www.tomsteyer.com/404

Elizabeth Warren

https://elizabethwarren.com/404

Marianne Williamson

https://www.marianne2020.com/404

Andrew Yang

https://www.yang2020.com/404

Individuals Running for the Republican Nomination

Donald J. Trump

https://www.donaldjtrump.com/404

Bill Weld

https://www.weld2020.org/404