Election 2012

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August 16, 2012

Obama defends Biden on 'chains' comment

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is defending Vice President Joe Biden against criticism of his remarks that Republican repeal…
August 16, 2012

Why Artur Davis is eager to stand with the GOP

theGRIO REPORT - Davis’ willingness to jump into the racial fray and castigate his former friend on behalf of Team…
August 15, 2012

Artur Davis gets RNC speaking slot, blasts Biden comments as 'insulting' to blacks

theGRIO REPORT - Former Alabama congressman Artur Davis, who made a high-profile switch to the Republican Party earlier this year,…
August 15, 2012

Wyclef Jean to headline private concert fundraiser at Republican convention

theGRIO REPORT - Wyclef Jean will perform in Tampa, Florida during the Republican National Convention, as the headliner of the…
August 15, 2012

RNC to Michael Steele: 'We do African-American outreach by supporting Mitt Romney'

Former RNC Chairman Michael Steel told TPM Tuesday that the Republican party has been slacking in it's outreach of black…
August 15, 2012

'DJs for Obama': New campaign video for president's re-election bid

theGRIO REPORT - The latest Obama campaign video doesn't feature any Hollywood actors and actresses, NBA players or even fellow…
August 15, 2012

Former Obama campaign co-chair Artur Davis to campaign for Mitt Romney

Artur Davis, a former Democratic Obama campaign co-chair turned Republican, is scheduled to campaign for Mitt Romney in Virginia...
August 15, 2012

Michael Eric Dyson weighs in on Romney's use of Biden's 'chains' remark

VIDEO - The Romney campaign won't comment on the farm bill or the devastating drought, but it raced to express…
August 15, 2012

How early voting changes in Ohio will hurt Democratic, black voters

theGRIO REPORT - Civil rights groups, voting rights advocates, clergy and the state NAACP are among those protesting the restriction…
August 15, 2012

Judge won't halt Pennsylvania voter ID law

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania judge on Wednesday refused to stop a tough new voter identification law from going…
August 15, 2012

Why the presidential campaign is getting more feisty

FIRST READ - So much for that debate about big ideas and sharp contrasts. Just days after Mitt Romney picked…
August 15, 2012

Romney says Obama just trying to 'hang onto power'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney said President Barack Obama is running a campaign 'of enmity and jealousy…
August 15, 2012

Biden on Wall Street: Mitt Romney wants you 'back in chains'

DANVILLE, Va. (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden sparked a campaign commotion Tuesday, telling an audience in southern Virginia that…
August 14, 2012

Why are all the presidential debate moderators white?

The Commission on Presidential Debates announced this year's group of presidential debate moderators, and they are all white...
August 13, 2012

Republicans' Medicare rebuttal short on facts

OPINION - With the selection of Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney's running-mates, Republicans pumped up the enthusiasm of their base…
August 13, 2012

Charlotte welcomes Democrats and national coverage

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Much was made about Charlotte emerging on the big stage when Democrats awarded their 2012 national…
August 13, 2012

Russell Simmons: Romney-Ryan ticket will 'destroy our people and laugh all the way to the bank'

Russell Simmons is not being shy about his opposition to the Romney-Ryan 2012 ticket...
August 13, 2012

Obama opens his Chicago home to supporters

CHICAGO (AP) - The red-brick Georgian Revival home was gleaming: An American flag extended from the porch, the evergreen trees…
August 11, 2012

What the Paul Ryan pick means for Obama and Romney

theGRIO REPORT - Mitt Romney's decision to tap Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential nominee could dramatically shift the…
August 11, 2012

Paul Ryan: Obama has a 'record of failure'

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - His selection just hours old, Republican Mitt Romney's vice presidential pick, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, was…