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November 9, 2012

Why the Republicans can't easily solve their demographic problem

ANALYSIS - Winning more minority voters won't be simple. Republicans are facing three different and distinct issues: history, policy and…
November 8, 2012

The biggest myths that got debunked by Election 2012

theGRIO REPORT - The Obama victory accomplished something else: It debunked myths that were perpetuated over the course of this…
November 8, 2012

Inside the numbers: 'Obama coalition' stronger in some areas than in 2008

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama's coalition of women, Latinos, blacks and younger voters from 2008 didn't just come back on…
November 7, 2012

Obama 2012 reinvented campaigning; but can the model be duplicated?

ANALYSIS - Barack Obama will never be on a ballot again, but after his big victory last night, many will…
November 7, 2012

What can black America expect from a new Obama term?

OPINION - Chances are that it won’t be much different than the first term, but that doesn’t mean that a…
November 5, 2012

Politico's definition of presidential mandate diminishes women, minorities

OPINION - If Barack Obama wins re-election on Tuesday, he will have succeeded by winning the majority of votes cast…
November 5, 2012

How would black America react to an Obama loss?

theGRIO REPORT - Many pundits and pollster predict that President Barack Obama is poised to win re-election on November 6th,…
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

Election 2012: Why black voters are fired up

theGRIO REPORT - On the first day of early voting in North Carolina, the lines to cast ballots snaked down…
October 30, 2012

No Supreme Court action to curb the Voting Rights Act — yet

WASHINGTON (AP) - Three years ago, the Supreme Court warned there could be constitutional problems with a landmark civil rights…
October 29, 2012

Florida early vote totals revised, raising questions

theGRIO REPORT - With early voting under way as of Saturday, there are already questions being raised about the vote…
October 25, 2012

On Election Day it’s white voters vs. everyone else

OPINION - Looking at the polls, this presidential election season is poised to give birth to the most racially polarized…
October 22, 2012

Super PAC and black pastor tell African-Americans to vote for Romney

theGRIO REPORT - 'When Obama was elected it was thrilling,' the ad starts off, but the African-American man and woman…
October 17, 2012

Many strict election laws blocked or delayed

MIAMI (AP) - Tough new election laws aimed at forcing voters in many states to show photo identification at polling…
October 16, 2012

Obama supporters give the president tips to win debate

theGRIO VIDEO - President Obama is set to battle it out with Mitt Romney again tonight - this time in…
October 13, 2012

Do black people support Obama because he's black?

(AP) - Surviving slavery, segregation and discrimination has forged a special pride in African-Americans. Now some are saying this hard-earned…
October 11, 2012

At polls, fears of voter suppression, intimidation

  MIAMI (AP) — Kimberly Kelley of Tampa has provided Florida elections officials with thousands of names of people she
October 10, 2012

Judges OK SC voter law, say it must wait to 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) - A panel of three federal judges upheld a South Carolina law requiring voters to show photo identification,…
October 8, 2012

Will Obama's coalition stick with him?

OPINION - President Obama won in 2008 and has led Mitt Romney for much of the year in part because…
October 5, 2012

How the black vote could lift Obama in Virginia

theGRIO REPORT - If Obama wins this state, as he did in 2008, if may not be because of his…