Election 2012

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September 21, 2012

Did Mitt Romney get a tan for Latino audience?

OPINION - What a Shakespearean twist of tragedy that the Republican Cleopatra, that sultry gypsy of a banker that Romney…
September 20, 2012

New polls show Obama surge; president leads in Iowa, Colorado and Wisconsin

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama has sizable leads in Colorado, Iowa and Wisconsin according to new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist…
September 20, 2012

Obama: Romney hasn't 'gotten around a lot'

MIAMI (AP) - President Barack Obama said rival Mitt Romney hasn't 'gotten around a lot' if he believes that 47…
September 20, 2012

September 25th is National Voter Registration Day

theGRIO REPORT - In four days over 1100 organizations will come together in a national wide call for voter registration...
September 20, 2012

Texas man 'lynches' empty chair, says Obama can 'go to Hell'

theGRIO REPORT - In what appears to be an homage to Clint Eastwood's much maligned debate with an imaginary President…
September 20, 2012

Pawlenty resigns from Romney campaign to lobby

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has resigned as a national co-chairman of Republican Mitt Romney's presidential campaign…
September 20, 2012

Obama v. Romney could shape Supreme Court

(AP) - With four justices in their seventies, odds are good that whoever is elected president in November will have…
September 20, 2012

Why Romney can't articulate his positions clearly

OPINION - I could make a credible argument that the Republican presidential candidate simply cannot persuade a majority of voters…
September 20, 2012

Obama boosted by upbeat housing reports, new polls

WASHINGTON (AP) - Fresh signs of a national housing rebound and growing support in public opinion polls boosted President Barack…
September 19, 2012

D.L. Hughley rips Lupe Fiasco over his reluctance to vote

Lupe Fiasco is taking on a new adversary in D.L. Hughley. The rapper was criticized by the comedian after expressing…
September 19, 2012

Obama's biggest hurdle: Will his base turn out?

ANALYSIS - Obama is more reliant than Romney on blocs of voters who are not as consistent in turning out,…
September 19, 2012

A closer look at Obama's lead

FIRST READ - Our NBC/WSJ poll shows that the percentage thinking the country is better off since Obama became president…
September 18, 2012

Obama jabs at Romney over his '47 percent' remarks

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - President Barack Obama declared Tuesday night the occupant of the White House must 'work for…
September 18, 2012

Obama reaches 50 percent in new NBC/WSJ poll

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama has reached 50 percent in an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Tuesday night, crossing…
September 18, 2012

Romney tries to stem damage from new ’47 percent’ controversy

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - His campaign at a crossroads, Mitt Romney struggled Tuesday to limit political fallout from his…
September 18, 2012

Beyoncé, Jay-Z to raise money for Obama tonight

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is getting a boost from pop stars Beyonce and Jay-Z...
September 18, 2012

Romney’s real 47 percent problem

ANALYSIS - Romney is right that something like 47 percent of voters may never back him, no matter what he…
September 18, 2012

Romney joked that being Latino would give him better chance of winning

NBC LATINO - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney joked in a fundraiser that he would have a better chance of…
September 18, 2012

Romney embraces ‘takers vs makers’ meme with 47 percent remarks

OPINION - The implosion of Mitt Romney’s campaign for president continued this week with remarks the candidate made at a…
September 18, 2012

Battleground 2012: In North Carolina, it’s get out the vote time

theGRIO REPORT - A successful convention was just the beginning for Democrats in North Carolina, or at least that’s what…