A Link Strategies staffer was convicted of stealing Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz’ identity last year. Now, one the senior partners in the firm is running against Schultz. Although the 2014 election is still 21 months away, Democrat Brad Anderson is expected to announce this afternoon that he plans to challenge Schultz to become [...]
Democrat operative Zach Edwards changed his initial not guilty plea to guilty and received a light sentence for stealing Secretary of State Matt Schultz’s identity. The plea was officially filed by Iowa Courts on Thursday. He pled guilty to identity theft, a simple misdemeanor. Edwards received a deferred sentence of one year probation, 20 hours [...]
Greetings and welcome to Kevin’s Korner. A warning before reading any further: You might detect some right wing bias in this column. Any semblance to actual journalism is purely coincidental. Who is Barack Obama’s favorite person? I’d say the I’s have it. Will the Cainiac cult be able to save Newt in Florida? In a [...]
The former Barack Obama campaign staffer who was arrested for trying to steal the identity of Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz pleaded not guilty to the crime. Zach Edwards of Des Moines entered the written plea on Friday and avoided a preliminary hearing that was scheduled for Monday. Edwards was arrested on January 20 [...]
When an employee of Link Strategies was arrested Friday for trying to steal the Iowa Secretary of State’s identity, it was not the first time the Democrat consultant group was investigated for criminal activity aimed at tearing down a Republican opponent. Back in 2002, while Link Strategies was running Tom Harkin’s senatorial campaign, the group [...]
Barack Obama’s 2008 Iowa New Media Director was arrested Friday for attempting to use the identities of Secretary of State Matt Schultz, and/or his brother Thomas, with the intent to falsely implicate Secretary Schultz in illegal or unethical behavior. Zach Edwards, 29, of Des Moines, currently works for Link Strategies, a Democrat-affiliated organization with ties [...]
Greetings and welcome to Kevin’s Korner. This has to be the craziest week in Iowa politics I’ve ever seen, so lots to yap about today. Sit back, crank the volume up to 11, and get ready for a bumpy ride. My quick thoughts on the South Carolina primary: Newt Gingrich has two people to thank [...]