Humphrey Institute News on-the-go

Professor Larry Jacobs is quoted in this story about the local host committee's efforts to recruit volunteers for the 2008 Republican National Convention.

"I think the difficulty facing the host committee may reflect the muted enthusiasm of Republicans and of other Minnesotans regarding the GOP and this election year," says Lawrence Jacobs, director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute.