In North Carolina, it's get out the vote time
theGRIO REPORT - A successful convention was just the beginning for Democrats in North Carolina, or at least that’s what the Obama campaign is counting on...
Obama's non-white advantage
theGRIO REPORT - A new CNN/ORC poll illustrates the stronghold President Obama has over the quarter of the electorate that is composed of minority voters: he leads among non-whites 88 percent to 11 percent...
Where the black vote matters most
theGRIO REPORT - As President Obama and Mitt Romney's contest has entered its final two months, the electoral map is becoming increasingly clear. And the black vote will matter in determining the winner...
Can a more diverse electorate lift Obama in NC?
theGRIO REPORT - One factor that could help the president repeat in North Carolina, where four years ago he was the first Democrat to win here since 1976, is the state's rapidly shifting demographics...
Why Obama could repeat in North Carolina
theGRIO REPORT - The Obama campaign is putting tremendous resources into the state -- 49 field offices, hundreds of paid staff and thousands of volunteers. And they of course also hosting the party's convention here, providing another opportunity for organizing Obama-friendly people in the state...
US court rejects Texas voter ID law as unfair
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal court on Thursday rejected a Texas law that would require voters to present photo IDs to election officials before being allowed to vote in November's election, unanimously ruling that it imposes 'strict, unforgiving burdens on the poor'...
Romney polling at 0 percent with black voters
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama remains narrowly ahead of Mitt Romney and the selection of Rep. Paul Ryan has done little to help the GOP ticket, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal released Tuesday...
Ohio Republican: Early voting should not accomodate black voters
theGRIO REPORT - Ohio's Franklin County GOP Chairman Doug Preisse voted against the weekend voting process Ohio had during the 2008 election that enabled about 100,000 Ohioans to vote on the three days before Election Day...
Social media vs. voter suppression
VIDEO - Republicans are passing voter ID laws all over the country, in what some political watchers believe is a nationwide attempt at voter suppression...
Florida judge dumps early voting limits in some counties
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A federal court on Thursday gave five Florida counties four extra days of early voting in this fall's elections...
