2012 Election

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July 2, 2013

Study: Minorities faced longer wait times to vote in 2012

POLITICS NATION - Newly revealed data shows yet again that minority voters in Florida waited longer on average than their…
December 5, 2012

John Sununu: Obama won because of voters dependent on government programs

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama won the 2012 election because of voters who are dependent on government programs, according…
November 16, 2012

Even after election, court battles over Ohio provisional ballots continue

POLITICS -- The 2012 election may be over, but Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted continues to face criticism, and…
November 14, 2012

Romney's new 'free stuff' meme: Obama won because of the 'gifts' he gave blacks, Hispanics, young voters

OPINION - When Mitt Romney has a 'private' conversation with donors, interesting things happen...
November 13, 2012

Michael Steele calls current RNC chairman's tenure 'an absolute failure'

theGRIO REPORT - With the 2012 election in the history books, Michael Steele may be having the last laugh...
November 8, 2012

Ravens linebacker Brendan Ayanbadejo approves of gay marriage vote

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo was delighted to learn that the majority of Maryland voters…
November 7, 2012

NBA All-Stars tweet praise for Obama's re-election

theGRIO REPORT - NBA All-Stars in the presidents corner showed their support on Twitter as well. Reigning MVP LeBron James…
November 4, 2012

Florida Dems sue to keep early voting open; Sunday voting resumes in 5 counties

POLITICS - Florida Democrats filed suit in federal court Saturday over Gov. Rick Scott's refusal to issue an executive order…
November 3, 2012

Groups file emergency motion over last-minute move that could toss Ohio provisional ballots

theGRIO REPORT - Voting rights advocates are asking a federal court to step in and stop what they call an…
November 2, 2012

Democratic voter anxiety focused on Ohio Secretary of State

theGRIO REPORT- Some Democrats and activists are looking warily at Secretary of State Jon Husted, the man some say could…
October 31, 2012

Is the Romney team training campaign workers to mislead voters?

theGRIO REPORT - A Think Progress investigation has exposed parts of a misleading training manual being distributed to Mitt Romney…
October 30, 2012

African-Americans voting early in large numbers, campaign says

theGRIO REPORT - The campaign also claims black voters have higher levels of enthusiasm for the election than voters in…
October 30, 2012

Obama's advantage as hurricane response commander-in-chief

theGRIO REPORT - Whatever the outcome of the presidential election, it is clear that Hurricane Sandy has created both an…
October 30, 2012

Broward elections supervisor explains changed vote tallies

theGRIO REPORT - Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes is responding to theGrio's story Monday detailing significant changes to…
October 29, 2012

5 ways Hurricane Sandy could impact the presidential campaign

theGRIO REPORT - What impact could Sandy have on American politics?...
October 26, 2012

Romney surrogate John Sununu: Colin Powell only endorsed Obama because he's black

POLITICS -- Mitt Romney surrogate John Sununu is dismissing former Secretary of State, Gen. Collin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama…
October 23, 2012

'Horses and bayonets': The best Obama lines from the third presidential debate

SLIDESHOW - President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney squared off for their final debate of the 2012…
October 17, 2012

Mitt Romney's son Tagg jokes: I wanted to 'take a swing' at Obama during debate

theGRIO REPORT - Mitt Romney's oldest son had a strong reaction to Tuesday's presidential debate: he felt like rushing down…
October 14, 2012

'Put the white back in the White house' T-shirt spotted at Romney rally goes viral

Twitter and the Internet were buzzing this weekend about an offensive T-shirt captured on camera Friday by a Getty Images…
October 13, 2012

Bruce Springsteen to campaign for Obama in Iowa, Ohio

WASHINGTON (AP) - Bruce Springsteen will be back campaigning for President Barack Obama...