If you run it from Automator, the frontmost application is Automator. 
Save it, set the shortcut and trigger it while you are in Acrobat.
Save it, set the shortcut and trigger it while you are in Acrobat.
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Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Bug?
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Also, FWIW, I also needed to "quit and reload Acrobat Reader DC. Then, when I tried the shortcut, I at least got an error/warning that the app didn't have permission to do such and such a thing, so in System Preferences, under Security & Privacy, I gave it permission."