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November 19, 2013

Why Arne Duncan is talking about 'white suburban moms'

ANALYSIS - Duncan, in very impolitic terms, was trying to make an important point: lackluster American schools are not just…
November 18, 2013

The anointing of Hillary: Obama Democrats line up behind likely nominee

theGRIO REPORT - Hillary Clinton has not officially said she will even run for president, but a broad coalition of…
November 15, 2013

Republicans ramp up their minority outreach

theGRIO REPORT - Republicans this year promised they would make greater efforts to appeal to minority voters, even releasing a…
November 14, 2013

5 key moments in Obama's health care remarks

theGRIO REPORT - Much of the coverage of the release of data Wednesday on the new health care law focused…
November 14, 2013

Can Obama recover from his health care crisis?

theGRIO REPORT - The president's approval ratings have tumbled to their lowest ever, with President Obama's support down to 40…
November 13, 2013

500,000 newly-insured under Obamacare, but program falling short of expectations

theGRIO REPORT - Just 26,794 acquired insurance from the troubled HealthCare.gov website, even though people from 34 states are using…
November 13, 2013

Michelle Obama: The ambassador of 'grit'

theGRIO REPORT - In the kickoff speech of her new education push, Michelle Obama on Tuesday invoked a word that…
November 11, 2013

Is Elizabeth Warren the next Barack Obama?

ANALYSIS - There is little reason to think Warren will dominate among blacks as Obama did, and so her ability…
November 8, 2013

In Virginia, good signs for Democrats in maintaining black vote post-Obama

theGRIO REPORT - One of the most interesting results from Tuesday night's elections was this: Virginia's Democratic candidate for governor,…
November 8, 2013

Why the president was smart to apologize on Obamacare

ANALYSIS - Obama's saying 'I'm sorry' and using the word 'regret' twice in an interview with NBC"s Chuck Todd was…
November 6, 2013

The rise of Chris Christie and other lessons from Tuesday's results

theGRIO REPORT - The New Jersey governor didn't just win reelection easily, but built the kind of broad, diverse coalition…
November 4, 2013

Why Christie's appeal to minority voters in New Jersey won't immediately translate to the national stage

ANALYSIS - Christie’s statement was unsubtle and obviously geared at 2016. But his argument, that winning minority voters in New…
November 2, 2013

What's really happening with Obamacare

theGRIO REPORT - The Affordable Care Act, as you have no doubt heard, has a really flawed website. But here's…
October 30, 2013

Why a bad start does not doom Obamacare

ANALYSIS - A complicated process for buying insurance is not a deal-breaker uninsured...
October 25, 2013

Hillary Clinton 2016: Barack Obama’s third term?

ANALYSIS - Hillary Clinton, who gave a high-profile speech in Washington on Thursday, is years away from running for president…
October 21, 2013

Why Obamacare can still succeed

theGRIO REPORT - 'The product is good, the price is right," said one senior official, adding, "we feel good about…
October 17, 2013

Now, Obama needs to fix Obamacare

ANALYSIS - With the shutdown resolved, President Obama can now turn his attention to the implementation of the Affordable Care…
October 16, 2013

What Cory Booker will do in the Senate

ANALYSIS - New Jersey’s Cory Booker, the man who Wednesday became the fourth-ever African-American popularly elected to the U.S. Senate,…
October 16, 2013

Obama’s big triumph on the shutdown, debt ceiling

ANALYSIS - if the country, congressional Republicans, congressional Democrats and President Obama all suffered from this 16-day impasse, the Republicans…
October 15, 2013

In emerging fiscal deal, Republicans on verge of conceding to Obama

theGRIO REPORT - The agreement on the table now means the Republicans will have taken a risky political stance, suffered…