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July 3, 2013

North Carolina GOP tries to take advantage of Voting Rights Act ruling

theGRIO REPORT - As demonstrators cast the right to vote in moral terms, and link their cause to pioneering civil…
November 14, 2012

Romney co-chair: Voter ID law would have 'absolutely' won Wisconsin

theGRIO REPORT - Alberta Darling's comments imply that voter fraud may have played a role in President Barack Obama's victory…
October 26, 2012

A super-close look at Ohio, the state that could decide it all

theGRIO REPORT - They say as goes Ohio, so goes the nation – and with good reason...
October 24, 2012

New Obama ad reminds voters of Florida 2000 vote recount

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama's campaign has put out a new ad reminding voters of the controversial 2000 Florida…
October 3, 2012

NBC/WSJ poll: Obama maintains lead, but Romney within striking distance

NBC NEWS - As President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney prepare to square off for their first…
September 28, 2012

Obama using voter registration to stay close in NC

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Dozens of volunteers armed with clipboards and voter registration forms gather at President Barack Obama's field…
September 27, 2012

Obama leads in nearly every swing state, on pace for 2008-like landslide

theGRIO REPORT-President Obama has a strong lead over Mitt Romney in New Hampshire and narrow advantages in Nevada and North…
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…
September 5, 2012

Ohio Secretary of State: Restoring early voting 'will only serve to confuse voters'

theGRIO REPORT - Ohio's Secretary of State, Jon Husted refuses to reinstate early voting the final weekend before Election Day…
September 4, 2012

DNC: Can a more diverse electorate lift Obama in North Carolina?

theGRIO REPORT - One factor that could help the president repeat in North Carolina, where four years ago he was…
August 31, 2012

Judge restores 3 early voting days in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A federal judge in Ohio on Friday granted a request from President Barack Obama's campaign to…
August 3, 2012

Obama's 51st birthday wish: Florida's electoral votes

WINTER PARK, Fla. (AP) - President Barack Obama has a simple wish for his upcoming 51st birthday: Florida's 29 electoral…
August 2, 2012

Michelle Obama visits North Carolina to encourage November turnout

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama has urged a supportive crowd in North Carolina to get out the…