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October 1, 2012

The presidential debates: Can Obama blunt a Romney comeback attempt?

ANALYSIS - For Mitt Romney, the presidential debates that start on Wednesday in Denver are perhaps his last and best…
September 28, 2012

Can black youth repeat their strong voter turnout from 2008?

OPINION - In 2008, a greater share (63.9 percent) of black citizens under 30 overcame the unnecessary hurdles of registration…
September 27, 2012

Obama leads in nearly every swing state, on pace for 2008-like landslide

theGRIO REPORT-President Obama has a strong lead over Mitt Romney in New Hampshire and narrow advantages in Nevada and North…
September 27, 2012

Will the young show up for Obama like in 2008?

ELMHURST, Illinois (AP) - What a difference four years can make. In 2008, college campuses in the U.S. were filled…
September 26, 2012

How the Democrats are winning the voter ID law battle

theGRIO REPORT - When Republican-led state legislatures and governors passed controversial voting bills throughout 2011 and earlier this year, the…
September 26, 2012

New economic trends could help Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - For the past year, as the presidential election unfolded, President Barack Obama confronted a dizzying swell of…
September 25, 2012

Why Team Obama wants you to vote before Election Day

theGRIO REPORT - Voting on Election Day sometimes has complications, particularly long lines. So in key battleground states, Team Obama…
September 24, 2012

Will Hillary be Obama's successor?

WASHINGTON (AP) - Bill Clinton says Hillary Rodham Clinton is qualified to be president, but he says she's tired after…
September 24, 2012

So who are these undecided voters?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Loretta Mitchell is 100 percent sure she's going to vote in the presidential race come November. She…
September 23, 2012

7 issues the 2012 candidates should be talking about

ANALYSIS - Presidential campaigns rarely lead to great discussions of public policy, and this one has been no exception...
September 20, 2012

Obama v. Romney could shape Supreme Court

(AP) - With four justices in their seventies, odds are good that whoever is elected president in November will have…
September 20, 2012

Why Romney can't articulate his positions clearly

OPINION - I could make a credible argument that the Republican presidential candidate simply cannot persuade a majority of voters…
September 19, 2012

Obama's biggest hurdle: Will his base turn out?

ANALYSIS - Obama is more reliant than Romney on blocs of voters who are not as consistent in turning out,…
September 19, 2012

A closer look at Obama's lead

FIRST READ - Our NBC/WSJ poll shows that the percentage thinking the country is better off since Obama became president…
September 18, 2012

Obama reaches 50 percent in new NBC/WSJ poll

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama has reached 50 percent in an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Tuesday night, crossing…
September 18, 2012

Romney’s real 47 percent problem

ANALYSIS - Romney is right that something like 47 percent of voters may never back him, no matter what he…
September 18, 2012

Battleground 2012: 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…
September 17, 2012

Obama an increasingly strong favorite

CINCINNATI - A wave of new polls show President Obama leading nationally and in key swing states such as Florida,…
September 13, 2012

Obama leads in three key battleground states

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama leads in Ohio, Florida and Virginia according to new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist College polls,…
September 13, 2012

Why President Obama is always wearing a blue or gray suit

theGRIO REPORT - In the article 'Obama's Way', Vanity Fair writer Michael Lewis provides a rare behind-the-scenes look at the…