Democratic National Convention

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September 11, 2012

After three years of angst, liberals stand firmly behind Obama

theGRIO REPORT - For almost the entire year, the president has had sustained backing from liberals, even those who spent…
September 11, 2012

Shirley Chisholm didn’t get her due at the DNC

OPINION - It is not at all a stretch to say that President Obama owes a debt to Shirley Chisholm’s…
September 11, 2012

Obama’s big advantage: The non-white vote

theGRIO REPORT - A new CNN/ORC poll illustrates the stronghold President Obama has over the quarter of the electorate that…
September 11, 2012

Can likeability win the election for Obama?

OPINION - When it comes to elections, does being likable make you winnable? President Obama will have the opportunity to…
September 10, 2012

Obama’s 5 biggest challenges to maintaining his lead

theGRIO REPORT - Polls show President Obama with a narrow, but persistent lead over Mitt Romney as the campaign hits…
September 8, 2012

Obama DNC speech gets 35.7 million viewers

NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama can beat rival Mitt Romney as a television draw, but can't eclipse his…
September 7, 2012

Election 2012 X-factor: Enthusiasm will make or break Obama’s presidency

OPINION - Will the pro-Obama passion overwhelm the force of anti-Obama sentiments? The push and pull of the heart strings…
September 7, 2012

DNC vs. RNC: A tale of two 2012 conventions

OPINION - Republicans and Democrats have wrapped their presidential nominating conventions, and they couldn't have been more different...
September 7, 2012

Obama girls debut as young ladies at the DNC (SLIDESHOW)

SLIDESHOW - Over the last four years, we have seen Malia and Sasha Obama develop from little girls into young…
September 7, 2012

DNC Day 3: Obama doesn’t disappoint in framing ‘choice’ election

theGRIO REPORT - The message Thursday night continued the theme of a choice election based on the foundation of hope...
September 7, 2012

US unemployment falls to 8.1 percent, black joblessness stuck at 14.1

WASHINGTON (AP) - The black unemployment stayed stuck at exactly 14.1 percent, while African-American teen unemployment ticked up slightly from…
September 7, 2012

Where’d the time go? Obama girls now young women

NEW YORK (AP) - Who were those willowy young women with Barack and Michelle Obama — and where'd they hide…
September 7, 2012

Obama accepts nomination, promises better days at DNC: ‘My fellow citizens — you were the change’

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Obama used his nationally televised speech closing out the Democratic National Convention to try to revive…
September 6, 2012

Kerry Washington, Scarlett Johansson make appeal to youth voters at DNC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Actress Kerry Washington spoke with Johansson on Thursday night and described herself as the granddaughter of…
September 6, 2012

Democratic convention beats football in ratings

NEW YORK (AP) - The second night of the Democratic National Convention beat the Republicans in television ratings and, perhaps…
September 6, 2012

Obama sister, brother-in-law: They haven’t changed

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Michelle Obama's brother says the first lady was reluctant to enter politics, but she is thriving…
September 6, 2012

Obama eager to sketch path forward for nation at DNC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - President Barack Obama pronounced himself eager to go before the Democratic National Convention and the nation…
September 6, 2012

Obama at the DNC: How different is America from what he hoped for in 2004?

OPINION - Now, eight years later, Obama returns to the podium tonight to deliver yet another speech at the Democratic…
September 6, 2012

DNC Day 2: Fluke, Warren and Clinton make compelling case for Obama

theGRIO REPORT - If night one of the Democratic National Convention was about the power of women, night two was…
September 6, 2012

Biden to make Obama's case to working class

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - It's time for Joe Biden to show why President Barack Obama is keeping him as his…