Election 2012

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February 7, 2012

Valerie Jarrett encouraged by drop in black unemployment

BET reports that a close adviser to President Obama believes the administration is cautiously optimistic, despite the decline in black…
February 7, 2012

Times Square vendor who spotted bomb running for Congress

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - A Times Square street vendor who alerted police to an attempted car bombing in 2010…
February 7, 2012

Obama Super PAC decision embrace could be a major boon for Democrats

theGRIO REPORT-The Obama campaign's decision to embrace so-called Super PACs could be a boon for the Democratic ones, both of…
February 6, 2012

Obama, Romney look towards general election

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama and Mitt Romney are sounding more and more like they are already in the midst…
February 6, 2012

Obama leads Romney nationally in new Washington Post/ABC poll

According to a new Washington Post/ABC News poll, President Obama is beginning to open up a lead nationally in general…
February 5, 2012

Romney wins Nevada, Gingrich to fight on

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney rolled up a huge victory in Nevada and looks to caucus contests…
February 3, 2012

The trouble with Trump's Romney endorsement: It's the birtherism, stupid

OPINION - Mitt Romney should have run from Donald Trump, even if it meant leaving Las Vegas, because besides being…
February 3, 2012

Lower unemployment numbers a boon for Obama, complicates Romney strategy

theGRIO REPORT - The drop in unemployment to 8.3 percent in January is the latest bit of positive economic news…
February 2, 2012

Why Jan Brewer's disrespect will motivate black voters for Obama

OPINION - With a waggle of her right index finger last Wednesday, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer erased the question of…
February 1, 2012

Charlie Rangel opponent recruited by major Democratic donors

Clyde Williams, a former advisor for President Bill Clinton, is apparently being drafted to take on the fallen former Ways…
February 1, 2012

Obama campaign launches African-American voter outreach program

VIDEO - The Obama campaign Wednesday officially launched 'African-Americans for Obama', their program to get blacks to turn out in…
February 1, 2012

Mitt Romney says 'I'm not concerned about the very poor'

theGRIO REPORT - Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney told CNN in an interview Thursday the 'very poor, that's not my focus'...
January 31, 2012

Romney wins Florida, but GOP primary race far from over

theGRIO REPORT - All three of Mitt Romney's rivals are pledging to continue their campaigns despite the former governor's blowout…
January 31, 2012

Wes Moore challenges Herman Cain on Newt Gingrich race, class comments

VIDEO - On the set of 'Now, with Alex Wagner' on Tuesday, Herman Cain tangled with author Wes Moore, who…
January 31, 2012

Florida GOP primary results: 5 things to watch for

theGRIO REPORT - Romney has surged in the past week, helped by a major advantage in campaign advertising in the…
January 31, 2012

Charlie Crist considering voting for Obama

Politico reported Tuesday that former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is considering a 2012 vote for Barack Obama...
January 31, 2012

JC Watts emerges as key ally of controversial Gingrich

theGRIO REPORT - Watts has campaigned aggressively for his former colleague, even as other African-Africans have accused Gingrich of race-baiting…
January 27, 2012

Obama to Congress: Put politics aside 'for just a nanosecond'

CAMBRIDGE, Md. (AP) - President Barack Obama told House Democrats Friday to be ready to work with Republicans if they…
January 27, 2012

Gingrich, Romney and the politics of anti-Obamaism

OPINION - Since Obama's election, many Republicans have not just taken on his policies, but criticized the president in a…
January 20, 2012

Newt Gingrich angrily denies he sought open marriage

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Presidential contender Newt Gingrich on Thursday angrily denied that he asked his second wife for an…