Election 2012

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June 12, 2012

What will Obama do if he wins a second term?

theGRIO REPORT - Immigration reform, another attempt at a long-term deficit agreement and a push to prevent more countries from…
June 12, 2012

Feds and Florida headed to court over voter purge

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A legal standoff has developed between Florida and the Obama administration over a contentious voter purge…
June 11, 2012

Democrats look to woo Hispanic voters

WASHINGTON (AP) - One of the nation's largest unions and a Democratic super PAC supporting President Barack Obama launched a…
June 6, 2012

Michael Steele: GOP ignores minorities

VIDEO - On Chris Matthews' Hardball Tuesday night, Republican National Committee head Michael Steele, agreed that the GOP was not…
June 6, 2012

Outcry over Romney's Mass. affirmative action move

WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney scuttled the Massachusetts government's long-standing affirmative action policies with a few strokes of his pen…
June 6, 2012

Did Herman Cain get the last laugh in the 2012 race?

OPINION - Suffice to say, as great an irritant as his candidacy was to those who prefer serious candidates in…
June 6, 2012

Why Scott Walker's victory in Wisconsin isn't bad news for Obama's re-election

theGRIO REPORT - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's resounding win against a Democratic effort to remove him from office no doubt…
June 5, 2012

Romney eyes Pennsylvania despite big Obama '08 win

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) - Candi Ludwig is the face of Mitt Romney's hopes in Pennsylvania, as state Republicans would love…
June 5, 2012

Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed criticized for NBC 'Meet the Press' comments

ATLANTA - Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is catching some heat for comments he made on NBC's 'Meet the Press' Sunday...
June 5, 2012

Silent in '08, black conservatives now more critical of Obama

ANALYSIS - Four years later, racial pride has given way to differences over policy, ideology and politics. Moderate black Democrats,…
June 5, 2012

Colorado vote on pot could affect Obama-Romney race

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Voters in this presidential battleground state won't just decide whether to go red or blue this…
June 5, 2012

President Bill Clinton: Mitt Romney would be 'calamitous' for US

NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton warned Monday that a Mitt Romney presidency would be "calamitous" for the…
June 5, 2012

Do we need to stop arguing over whether Barack Obama is black enough?

OPINION - Is Barack Obama black enough? Should we care? We need to stop arguing over President Obama’s blackness and…
June 4, 2012

Obama camp outspending Romney online

theGRIO REPORT - The Obama campaign is drastically outspending Mitt Romney on the internet in an effort to better target…
June 4, 2012

Study shows media coverage favors Romney, not Obama

OPINION - Was there ever a time that Republicans did not complain about the liberal media? If there is. I…
June 1, 2012

Jobless rate now a leading political indicator

WASHINGTON (AP) - The weak May unemployment report presents President Barack Obama with a sobering reminder...
May 31, 2012

Report: Justice Department orders Florida to stop purging voter rolls

The U.S. Department of Justice has ordered the state of Florida to halt its purge of suspected non-U.S. citizens from…
May 31, 2012

Governor Deval Patrick calls Bain Capital a 'perfectly fine company'

theGRIO REPORT - Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick talked about his relationship with his predecessor and current Republican candidate for president,…
May 31, 2012

Obama fundraising appeal: Romney is with Trump

theGRIO REPORT - The Obama campaign is trying to make even more political hay from Mitt Romney's decision to attend…
May 31, 2012

Romney's 'Promise of America' portrays a world without minorities

OPINION - As is true with any candidate, Romney is now tasked with trying to win over voters by presenting…