Director of @USCPolFuture. Warschaw Chair at USC Dornsife. Opinions are my own. D strategist, now retired. Retweets don’t always= endorsement.
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Robert Shrum retweeted
"There's nothing progressive about small businesses having to shudder because they're the victims of crime over and over again."
@DanaBashCNN traveled to San Francisco to sit down with the @DanielLurie. He's focused on public safety & business development...and has approval ratings in the 70's.
@FareedZakaria recently told us that Lurie was a rare example of a Democratic leader who's doing a good job leading a blue city.
@BobShrum & @melmason break down the Mayor's popularity & how it compares to other leaders on @CNNTheStoryIs.
"For these city races, it's all about competence."
Robert Shrum retweeted
.@repevertonblair is the newest member of the House of Representatives. He's also Georgia's first openly gay member of Congress.
"I'm the son of Jamaican immigrants. I'm a former educator. I'm young. I'm black and I'm openly gay at a time when so many of those identities are under assault. It's not lost on me the historical nature of this moment.
But I also came here to work...to make sure that no one feels neglected, undermined and vilified."
@evertonblairjr reacts to @ossoff's debate this week & his short stint in the House in this live interview with @CNNTheStoryIs.
Robert Shrum retweeted
🚨| NEWS
Gordon Brown, and Prime Minister Andy Burnham, at the Innovation Nation Summit in Manchester today. The government-backed summit was convened by Gordon Brown.
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.@Elex_Michaelson Anchor of @CNNTheStoryIs w/
@melmason @BobShrum
CIVIL Political Discussion
ICE shooting in NYC with a 5 year old child in the car and more
10.9.26 11 minutes
Robert Shrum retweeted
Coming up LIVE on @CNNTheStoryIs from 12a-2aET/9-11p PT:
Sen. @ThomTillis (R-NC)
@repevertonblair (D-GA)
Panel: @melmason & @BobShrum
Weather: @ChrisGloninger
& more...
Robert Shrum retweeted
Hoya Saxa! Very excited to be a part of this effort!
We're delighted to announce that @madrid_mike (SFS’97) has agreed to serve as a senior advisor to the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, with a special focus on helping us grow our Latino Leader Gatherings. Mike is one of the few political consultants in the country who has transcended party lines, working for major campaigns on both sides of the aisle. Mike shares a deep commitment to dialogue and the principles of Catholic social teaching and we're thrilled to work more closely with him!
Here's a link to one of our dialogues featuring Mike from earlier this year: catholicsocialthought.george…
ALT Promotional graphic announcing that Mike Madrid (SFS’97) has agreed to serve as a senior advisor to the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life.
Robert Shrum retweeted
USC Dornsife remembers Andrew Lakoff, an influential anthropologist whose work examined how science and society respond to uncertainty. His legacy as a scholar, mentor, and collaborator will live on at USC and beyond. ❤️💛
Learn more: dornsife.usc.edu/news/storie…
Robert Shrum retweeted
Other members of the Kennedy family in attendance included former Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III, who sits on the Senior Advisory Committee, and Victoria A. Reggie Kennedy, a former ambassador to Austria and the widow of Senator Edward M. Kennedy ’54.
I love this truth about Teddy. And he so loved you and John, whose notes I still have. The best of America… gone for now. But we must still strive for a country worthy of them and our best ideals.
A special moment last night at the @HarvardIOP
“To give you some idea of what the IOP means to our family, my uncle Teddy, who was not even the chair, did not miss one meeting in 47 years, and he took attendance of the rest of us,” [Caroline] Kennedy said. “He didn’t do it because he wanted control. He did it because he cared.”
Kennedy also praised her brother, John F. Kennedy Jr., who she said “was ahead of his time in recognizing that politics, popular culture, and energy were converging.” She noted that the IOP was “the first of its kind” and has inspired more than 50 similar institutes in the U.S. and abroad.
“Today, this is still a living memorial for President Kennedy, the one he probably would have most enjoyed,” she said.
thecrimson.com/article/2026/…
Robert Shrum retweeted
U.S. Sen. Gary Peters will lead the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future after completing his Senate term.
He’ll serve alongside Republican strategist Mike Murphy, advancing bipartisan dialogue and student civic engagement.
Learn more: dornsife.usc.edu/news/storie…
Robert Shrum retweeted
History lesson: House democratic judiciary chairman Peter Rodino hired 2 GOP lawyers to lead the Nixon watergate probe. The vote to impeach was bipartisan. The Supreme Court voted 8-0 to turn over the White House tapes. GOP senators Barry Goldwater & Hugh Scott told Nixon he would be convicted so he resigned. As Pres Ford said, our long national nightmare was over.
Robert Shrum retweeted
Here’s everything I announced at Labour conference yesterday
🛡️ A public health approach to the violence against women and girls epidemic
🏥 £50m for new specialist referral services from GPs for victims of abuse
🩺 A National Clinical Lead for Violence Against Women and Girls
👶 The return of Sure Start health services into every family hub in England
🤱 The return of national maternity standards
🏥 An independent Maternity and Neonatal Commissioner
💙 A new champion for unpaid carers
🤝 The first ever legally binding Fair Pay Agreement for care workers
💼 Thousands of job opportunities in the care sector for young people
💷 The first ever national collective pension scheme for care workers
Robert Shrum retweeted
Wed. 10/7 @ 4PM: Join CPF for a conversation between CPF Board of Councilors member Ken Broad and author Evan Barker on her career as a Democratic campaign strategist.
RSVP: bit.ly/cpf-1007
@evanwch @Metis65 @USCDornsife @USC @HdxAcademy @TheDemocrats @Republicans
Join CPF for a book talk on Wed. 10/7 at 4PM with CPF Board of Councilors member Ken Broad & author Evan Barker on her career as a Democratic campaign strategist & what led her to break with the party she once helped build.
RSVP: bit.ly/cpf-1007
@evanwch @Metis65 @USC
Robert Shrum retweeted
The Detroit Red Wings being the worst run team in the NHL, while objectively hilarious, still takes some getting used to.
Robert Shrum retweeted
it’s actually crazy how it’s been a total gordon brown cultural victory. almost everyone in the current cabinet from the new labour era is a child of brown.
Robert Shrum retweeted
#ICYMI: CPF Dir. @BobShrum joined education experts Amy McIntosh, @PedroANoguera, and Marshall Tuck for a conversation on the state of American #education, K-12 education, charter schools, public education spending, and education reforms.
Watch: youtu.be/Y9nvTm746Y0?si=AD-Y…
@USC
Robert Shrum retweeted
.@CNN is asking you to “think blue” for Call to Earth Day.
Find out more at cnn.com/calltoearthday
Robert Shrum retweeted
It was a pleasure to celebrate Senator Barbara Mikulski’s 90th birthday today.
From Baltimore’s neighborhoods to the halls of Congress, Barbara has been a tireless champion for working families and an inspiration to generations of women in public service.
Brilliant report on an incomparable place
The @lucasmuseum is now open in Los Angeles…which was not the first choice location.
Negotiations with San Francisco and Chicago broke down first.
@SpeakerPelosi told me it a “better” fit in L.A., which surprised & delighted @ericgarcetti & @KarenBassLA in this @CNN clip: