In 2012 election, black voter turnout was higher than any group
WASHINGTON (AP) - Making history, America's blacks voted at higher rates than whites in 2012, lifting Democrat Barack Obama to victory amid voter apathy...
In a first, black voter turnout rate passes whites
WASHINGTON (AP) - America's blacks voted at a higher rate than other minority groups in 2012 and by most measures surpassed the white turnout for the first time...
Obama 2012 coalition ignored on gun control
theGRIO REPORT - Despite very strong support from Democratic voters, bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines aren't even included in the main gun control bill the Democratically-controlled Senate is considering..
Electoral vote split plans face GOP backlash
theGRIO REPORT - Republican-backed plans to make electoral voting in swing states like Michigan, Virginia, Ohio and Florida proportional has had progressives and civil rights groups nervous for weeks...
NAACP slams Virginia plan to split electoral vote
theGRIO REPORT - Since Virginia serves as a crucial and hard-fought swing state, with a growing and influential minority voting population, the move is being greeting with considerable apprehension...
Is America really a 'center-right' nation?
OPINION - One of the most persistent truisms in politics is that America is a center-right nation...
Whatever happened to Clint Eastwood's 'empty chair'?
theGRIO REPORT - Eastwood infamously gave a rambling, unscripted endorsement of candidate Mitt Romney while pretending to interact with a foul-mouthed, imaginary President Barack Obama 'seated' in an empty chair next to his podium...
Trump kids reportedly told dad to lay off Obama
theGRIO REPORT - The Trump kids reportedly asked their father to scale back on his attacks against President Barack Obama...
Obama's 2012 campaign tops digital fundraising in 2008
theGRIO REPORT - New numbers show that the 2012 Obama campaign's digital fundraising brought in even more money than the successful tactic did in 2008...
Lawmakers propose bills to combat voter lines
theGRIO REPORT - Members of Congress have introduced election reform bills that would aim to reduce long waits at the polls and clear confusion around the voting process...
