First rule of the 2016 election: Always close your porn tabs before you screenshot your browser and publicly post the image to Facebook.
Mike Webb, who's running for the Republican nomination for Virginia's eighth congressional district, committed this 21st century gaffe on Monday in a post to his campaign's Facebook page.
The text of the post concerns Webb's efforts to try to get a job, which resulted in some type of apparent miscommunication. But it's the lead screenshot included in the post that's raising eyebrows.
The two right-most tabs appear to show that whoever took this screenshot was browsing pornography at the same time. A quick Google search for "Layla Rivera" points to an American pornographic actress by the same name. Of course, "IVONE SEXY AMATEUR" could be entirely non-porn, but, well, yeah...Webb, who seems to love posting screenshots on Facebook, did not respond to our Facebook message requesting clarification about the circumstances around the screenshot.
The Webb campaign has a tumultuous relationship with the Internet. In April, Webb failed to file his quarterly campaign finance report with the Federal Election Commission, which could have resulted in “civil money penalties, an audit or other legal enforcement action,” according to an FEC notice. Webb blamed the missed filing deadline on a “targeted cyberattack.”
Further, Webb's campaign website, mikewebbforcongress2016.com, has expired. And on April 20, he shared an image on Facebook wishing his followers a "Happy 4/20," in reference to the unofficial pro-marijuana holiday. Marijuana is illegal in Virginia.