It looks like this isn’t the first time that Jeff Links and LinkStrategy have been involved in an attempt at illegal election manipulation.
From a WA Post article on Jeff Links:
Link’s career has not been without some pitfalls. During Sen. Harkin’s 2002 campaign, Link was forced to resign as campaign manager after it was revealed that a junior campaign aide had secretly taped a strategy session for then-Rep. Greg Ganske, the GOP Senate nominee. No charges were brought in the case, and Harkin went on to a comfortable 10-point victory.
Busy fellow that Links..
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2012/01/not-just-a-democrat-dirty-trick-but-a-crime.php
“The LINK Strategies web site says that Jeff Link “served as a media consultant to the Obama for President Campaign, coordinating branding, all paid media and polling in 25 states, including seven battleground states (VA, NC, FL, CO, NM, NV, MT)….”