Daniel Schnur is a Republican political strategist best known for his work as Senator John McCain's Communications Director in his 2000 presidential campaign against George W. Bush. Director of Communications is a position in the private and public sectors George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States.
Born in Shorewood, Wisconsin, Dan Schnur was raised in a proudly Democratic household. Shorewood is a village in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. After attending local schools, Schnur left Shorewood for Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, where he was pupil of future U. This article is about Carleton College in Northfield Minnesota Northfield is a city in Dakota and Rice counties in the US state of Minnesota. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers S. Senator and now deceased Paul Wellstone. Paul David Wellstone ( July 21, 1944 – October 25, 2002) was a two-term U After some mutual disagreements between the school administration and Schnur, Schnur left Carleton to find his place in the world.
Schnur started work in politics as a media assistant for the Ronald Reagan / George Bush campaign for the election of 1984. George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) [1] Bush campaign strategist Lee Atwater encouraged Schnur to finish college after the campaign. Harvey Leroy "Lee" Atwater ( February 27, 1951 &ndash March 29, 1991) was an He did so, at American University in Washington, D. For other universities known as American University see American University (disambiguation. C.
He later was the spokesman for the George Bush / Dan Quayle campaign of 1988, before he moved to California to work as the Communications Director of the California Republican Party. James Danforth "Dan" Quayle (born February 4 1947 is an American politician and a former Senator from the state of Indiana. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The California Republican Party is the California affiliate of the national Republican Party. He joined Governor Pete Wilson's staff in 1990 as Press Secretary and Communications Director. Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23 1933 is an American Politician from California. A press secretary or press officer is a senior advisor who provides advice on how to deal with the News media and using News management techniques helps [2]
After Wilson's successful 1994 re-election campaign, Schnur moved into education, teaching campaign politics at University of California, Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies. The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley He then went to work for McCain's campaign, where he worked as the campaign's chief media spokesperson and oversaw the communications operation.
Following McCain's withdrawal from the 2000 race, Schnur returned to UC Berkeley and also began teaching political communication at the University of Southern California. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly
Dan Schnur currently teaches Campaign Strategy: Media and Message at the University of California, Berkeley. The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley [1] In addition to teaching courses on campaign communication and strategy at both USC and UC Berkeley, Schnur is a founder and principal at Command-Focus, a Sacramento-based political strategy and communications firm with offices both in Sacramento and Los Angeles. Schnur joined Edelman public relations in December 2007 as executive vice president and director to lead its California Public Affairs practice. He can also be found as a regular political commentator on Fleischman's "FlashReport" Blog--a staple in the daily news diet of conservatives and moderates in the California political scene. Schnur also writes for the New York Times blog "Campaign Stops".