Robert M. "Bob" Shrum, (born 1943) is an American political consultant. Shrum was born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania and raised in Los Angeles, and he is a graduate of Loyola High School of Los Angeles, Georgetown University (where he was a top debater) and Harvard Law School. Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Political consulting is the business which has grown up around advising and assisting political campaigns, primarily in the United States. ... Connellsville is a city located in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Loyola High School of Los Angeles, is a Jesuit preparatory school for young men. ... Georgetown University, incorporated as the The President and Directors of the College of Georgetown, is a private university in the United States, located in Georgetown, a historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. With roots extending back to March 25, 1634 and founded in its current form on January 23, 1789... Debate (North American English) or debating (British English) is a formal method of interactive and position representational argument. ... Harvard Law School, often referred to in shorthand as Harvard Law or HLS, is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. ...

He began his political career as a speechwriter, first for John Lindsay and Edmund Muskie and later for George McGovern. Shrum worked for Jimmy Carter for nine days in his 1976 campaign. Shrum later worked for Ted Kennedy and wrote his famous speech[1] at the 1980 Democratic National Convention. Shrum worked for the Dick Gephardt campaign during the 1988 Democratic primaries but eventually came to work for Michael Dukakis when Dukakis won the Democratic nomination; Dukakis lost the election. In 1992, he worked for Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey, who was defeated for the nomination by Bill Clinton. Look up speechwriter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... John Vliet Lindsay (November 24, 1921 – December 19, 2000) was an American politician who served as a Congressman (1959-1965) and mayor of New York City (1966-1973). ... Edmund Muskie (March 28, 1914 – March 26, 1996) was an American Democratic politician from Maine. ... George McGovern on May 8, 1972 cover of Time Magazine George Stanley McGovern, Ph. ... James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr. ... Edward Moore Ted Kennedy (born February 22, 1932) is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. ... The 1980 National Convention of the U.S. Democratic Party nominated President Jimmy Carter for President and Vice President Walter Mondale for Vice President. ... Richard Andrew Dick Gephardt (born January 31, 1941) is senior counsel at the global law firm DLA Piper and a former prominent American politician of the Democratic Party. ... Michael Stanley Dukakis (born November 3, 1933) is an American Democratic politician, former Governor of Massachusetts, and the Democratic presidential nominee in 1988. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Joseph Robert Bob Kerrey (born August 27, 1943) was the Democratic Governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987, and a U.S. Senator from Nebraska (1989–2001). ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ...

In 2000 and 2004, Shrum was behind Democratic presidential nominees Al Gore and John Kerry, both of whom were defeated in the general election by George W. Bush. During his career as a political consultant, he has helped many members of Congress, such as Alan Cranston in 1986 and John Edwards in 1998; Shrum has also worked for Ehud Barak of Israel and the British Labour Party. 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. ... Al Gore (born December 11, 1943) is a Vietnam Veteran and the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Alan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was a U.S. journalist and politician. ... Johnny Reid John Edwards [1] (born June 10, 1953), is an American politician who was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004 and a one-term U.S. Senator from North Carolina. ... Ehud Barak (Hebrew: אֵהוּד בָּרָק) (born Ehud Brog on February 12, 1942) is an Israeli politician. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ...

Commentators often point out a "curse" associated with the presidential campaigns that he runs since he has yet to claim victory for any of his candidates in over eight presidential elections.[2] Other insiders point to Shrum's involvement in the Kerry campaign as detrimental, citing that Shrum (and his firm's partners) will be getting a $5 million cut for Kerry's media buys (another $3 million will go to other media firms used by the campaign) which likely tainted his advice [3]. Interestingly, during Kerry's improbable comeback during the Iowa caucuses in fall of 2003, Shrum was on a 10-day vacation in France. [4] Look up Curse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

As a journalist, Mr. Shrum’s work appeared in New York Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and The New Republic, among other publications. He was a columnist for the Microsoft on-line magazine Slate. Since 1985, Mr. Shrum has conceived and produced advertising (TV, radio, print) for twenty-six winning U.S. Senate campaigns; eight winning campaigns for Governor; the Mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Denver, Dade County and San Francisco, and the Democratic Leader of the United States House of Representatives. This article or section needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... The Los Angeles Times (also L.A. Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. ... The New York Times is a daily newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ... For other uses, see the New Republic disambiguation page. ... Slate is an online news and culture magazine created in 1996 by former New Republic editor Michael Kinsley and owned by Microsoft (as part of MSN). ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... NY redirects here. ... The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. ...

Shrum is currently a Senior Fellow at New York University's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, where he teaches a class on domestic policy formation and analysis. He also teaches an undergraduate seminar to freshmen on Presidential debates and speeches since the 1960's. New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational institution in New York City. ... The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service (often truncated to NYU Wagner or simply Wagner) is a professional school of public service at New York University. ...

Shrum has written a memoir entitled No Excuses: Concessions of a Serial Campaigner, scheduled for publication in June 2007. It has received attention in the media for its less than flattering portrayal of Shrum's former client, John Edwards. [5]

A recent rumor on the internet alleges he and Chris Matthews are long time lovers. To date, both Shrum and Matthews have maintained their silence on the issue. [6] Christopher John Matthews (born December 17, 1945) is an American journalist and political commentator. ...

External links

• Loss Leader
• "Shrum and Dumber: Memoirs of the man who thrice saved us from a Democratic presidency", Matthew Yglesias, Washington Monthly, June 2007