Election 2012

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December 19, 2012

CBS poll: President Obama's approval rating at 57 percent

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama's approval rating is at its highest rate since the death of Osama bin Laden…
December 18, 2012

Obama makes shortlist for TIME's Person of the Year

NBC NEWS - On Tuesday morning, TIME magazine's short list of eight potential choices for its iconic Person of the…
December 17, 2012

Electoral College set to affirm President Obama's re-election

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Tradition trumped suspense Monday as members of the Electoral College cast the official, final votes…
December 14, 2012

Harry Belafonte: Obama should ‘work like a third world dictator’

theGRIO REPORT - Singer and social activist Harry Belafonte went on MSNBC's 'Politics Nation' last night, hosted by Al Sharpton,…
December 11, 2012

National Republicans set up committee to figure out how to win in the future

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican National Committee on Monday announced an inquiry to look at what went wrong in 2012's…
December 7, 2012

Corporate money to help pay for Obama inauguration

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a reversal from four years ago, President Barack Obama will accept unlimited sums of money from…
December 6, 2012

Rubio, Ryan try to recast GOP from ’47 percent’ vision of Romney

WASHINGTON (AP) — Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio, two potential 2016 presidential candidates, laid out policy prescriptions for their Republican…
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…
December 5, 2012

Poll: 49 percent of Republicans blame non-existent ACORN for Obama’s 2012 win

theGRIO REPORT - The fact that ACORN no longer exists apparently has dissuaded nearly half of Republican voters from believing…
December 4, 2012

Obama’s 2nd inaugural seems almost an afterthought

WASHINGTON (AP) - Four years ago, Barack Obama's swearing-in drew a record crowd to the National Mall. There were 1.8…
December 4, 2012

For GOP, no clear leader for the future

BOSTON (AP) — Mitt Romney's shadow looms over a Republican Party in disarray...
December 4, 2012

Do the Republicans need J.C. Watts to win minority votes?

ANALYSIS - Republicans are now actively discussing how to win over minority voters. The proof will be in how they…
December 3, 2012

JC Watts reportedly being ‘encouraged’ to run for RNC chairman

theGRIO REPORT - Former African-American congressman J.C. Watts has reportedly been "encouraged" to run for RNC chairman, according to a…
December 3, 2012

Kid Rock to Obama: ‘No hard feelings’

theGRIO REPORT - Rocker-rapper Kid Rock told President Obama this weekend there are "no hard feelings" over his re-election. The…
December 3, 2012

Fixated on Latino vote, GOP completely ignores blacks in post-election strategy

OPINION - I’m still waiting to hear a Republican leader say something about the most obvious lesson of the just-completed…
December 3, 2012

Allen West on Election 2012 loss: ‘Lincoln only served one term in Congress, too’

theGRIO REPORT - Having already compared himself to Harriet Tubman, recently defeated Tea Party congressman Allen West is linking his…
November 29, 2012

Romney, Obama meet in Oval Office for 'chili summit'

theGRIO REPORT - Mitt Romney met with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office today, the first time the two…
November 29, 2012

Obama's popular vote lead expands, Romney ironically falls to 47 percent

theGRIO REPORT - With more votes from western blue states and provisional ballots (which overwhelmingly favored the president) coming in,…
November 29, 2012

Obama has Romney to lunch today at White House

WASHINGTON (AP) - Bitter campaign foes just weeks ago, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are sharing lunch at the…
November 28, 2012

Obama, Romney to meet at White House Thursday

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will host his former political rival Mitt Romney for a private lunch at the…