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The Schultz Report: The Franken campaign brings in a pro; will it matter?

By Steve Perry | 05.16.08 | 12:30 pm

In this week’s Schultz Report, we discuss the denouement of the Democratic presidential nomination race, with particular attention to the Clinton camp’s argument that Obama can’t win white working class votes in sufficient numbers. But we begin…

Franken taps seasoned campaign manager in Schriock

By Paul Demko | 05.15.08 | 5:18 pm

The Al Franken campaign announced today that Stephanie Schriock (pictured below at right) will manage his bid to oust Sen. Norm Coleman. Schriock, a Mankato native, has a lengthy political resume, most recently serving as chief…

The Schultz Report: Time to start talking about the post-Clinton era in Democratic politics?

By Steve Perry | 05.09.08 | 11:51 am

In this week’s audiocast, Hamline prof and Minnesota political analyst David Schultz says he’s taking all the post-Tuesday talk about dream tickets and graceful exits with a very large grain of salt. At this point, says Schultz,…

The Schultz Report: Some Minnesota Dems said to be eyeing primary run against Franken

By Steve Perry | 05.02.08 | 10:44 am

In this week’s Schultz Report, we discuss increasingly heated rumors that the turmoil surrounding tax-troubled, poll-challenged US Senate candidate Al Franken has some Minnesota Democrats weighing last-minute runs against Franken in this fall’s primary. Schultz names three names…

The Schultz Report: Coleman up, Pawlenty down?

By Steve Perry | 04.25.08 | 3:58 pm

PhotobucketThis week in the Schultz Report, we cull through the Pennsylvania results — the worst of both worlds for the Democratic party, says Schultz — but we begin by talking about the latest Rasmussen…

The Schultz Report: What if Petraeus said the surge wasn’t working and no one noticed?

By Steve Perry | 04.11.08 | 10:58 am

PhotobucketIn this Friday’s edition of our weekly Schultz Report, political analyst David Schultz expresses surprise over the way media has covered Gen. David Petraeus’ testimony this week before Congress. “If you listen to what…

The Schultz Report: Killing her softly with his cash

By Steve Perry | 04.04.08 | 10:39 am

PhotobucketAmid reports that the Clinton campaign faces a mounting volume of unpaid bills — around $9 million by most accounts — David Schultz says the endgame in the Democratic nomination fight is…

The Schultz Report: Franken campaign setting itself up for a fall?

By Steve Perry | 03.28.08 | 10:45 am

PhotobucketIn this week’s edition of The Schultz Report [archive], we open by talking about the factors that contributed to the precipitous tumble in Hillary Clinton’s approval ratings in an NBC/Wall Street Journal…

The Schultz Report: Al Franken’s soccer mom problem

By Steve Perry | 03.21.08 | 8:34 am

PhotobucketIn this week’s audiocast, David Schultz looks at the SurveyUSA poll from earlier this week indicating that Democratic US Senate candidate Al Franken faces a serious gender gap in his bid to unseat Sen.…

The Schultz Report: Obama and Clinton wonder what to do; Franken v. Coleman gets underway

By Steve Perry | 03.12.08 | 1:17 pm

PhotobucketOn this week’s David Schultz audiocast, we discuss the impasse at which the Obama and Clinton campaigns have found themselves after Mississippi; the launch of the main event–Franken versus Coleman–in the US Senate race;…