This story was diaried yesterday, but it seems to have fallen off the list. I wanted to make sure the community here was aware. This following Shadegg Campaign credit card was found at Bob Lord's campaign office:
What was it doing there? Answers on the flip.
I love me some election hyjinks.
Democrats are demanding that Rep. John Shadegg fire his deputy campaign manager after learning that he accessed a Democratic Party office using a fake name and fake address.
Party officials believe that Ryan Anderson, who has claimed that he was at the party office to purchase a bumper sticker, provided the fake name and address. Anderson was only discovered because he left the Shadegg campaign's credit card in the Democratic party's office.
Records show that a person with the name "Bryan Anderson" filled out a contribution form, which is a legal document that the Arizona Democratic Party uses to report contributions to elections officials. The purchase of a bumper sticker is a contribution.
"Bryan Anderson's" address is a near-match to Ryan Anderson's. Every number in the street line of the address is one digit off. Democrats will not release Anderson's home address.
Lord's Campaign Response:
"It appears as though this was an orchestrated attempt by Ryan Anderson to lie about his identity," said Emily DeRose, spokeswoman for the Arizona Democratic Party. "Why would Anderson need to lie if he was just there to buy a bumper sticker? Why would a Republican campaign operative go to a Democratic office to buy bumper stickers when they're online? This story just doesn't hold water."
What is the response I'm looking for: "Ha, ha?" I wonder what Anderson's intentions were in the first place, and whether he was able to steal any data.