Republican Party News

Are black conservatives making a comeback?

By David A. Love

8:31 AM on 02/06/2012

theGRIO REPORT-Are black conservatives making a comeback? And can the new class of black Republicans bring more African-Americans to the Republican Party?...
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Republicans continue voter ID push ahead of 2012 elections

By Ollie Montgomery

8:05 AM on 02/03/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Republicans are continuing to push controversial laws that could limit voting and voter registration drives...
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Romney's 'not concerned' about America's poor, but they should be concerned about him

By Edward Wyckoff Williams

8:36 AM on 02/02/2012

OPINION - Mitt Romney, who has built his entire campaign on the premise that he's a businessman who knows how to improve the economy, clearly needs a lesson in mathematics and statistical analysis....
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Donald Trump expected to endorse Newt Gingrich for president

By theGrio

7:17 AM on 02/02/2012

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Real estate mogul and reality show star Donald Trump intends to endorse Newt Gingrich's GOP presidential bid, according to a source close to Gingrich's campaign...
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Romney wins Florida, but GOP primary race far from over

By Perry Bacon Jr.

8:28 PM on 01/31/2012

theGRIO REPORT - All three of Mitt Romney's rivals are pledging to continue their campaigns despite the former governor's blowout Florida win...
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Florida GOP primary results: 5 things to watch for

By Perry Bacon Jr.

4:17 PM on 01/31/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Romney has surged in the past week, helped by a major advantage in campaign advertising in the Sunshine State and some weak performances in debates by Gingrich...
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Ron Paul was heavily in involved in racist newsletters, associates say

By theGrio

11:24 AM on 01/27/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Associates of presidential candidate Ron Paul told the Washington Post that the Texas congressman was heavily involved in newsletters that included racist and incendiary language published under his name in the 1980s and 1990s...
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Newt Gingrich grabbing the lead in Florida GOP primary

By theGrio

4:25 PM on 01/25/2012

Newt Gingrich still has some serious momentum after his upset victory in South Carolina's GOP presidential primary. According to an averaging of the most recent polls out of Florida, Gingrich may have a leg-up on his Republican rival Mitt Romney there as well...
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Newt Gingrich wins South Carolina GOP presidential primary

By theGrio

7:23 PM on 01/21/2012

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Newt Gingrich has won the South Carolina Republican primary...
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South Carolina: What to watch for in the results

By Perry Bacon Jr.

3:47 PM on 01/21/2012

theGRIO REPORT - South Carolina voters head to the polls Saturday in a critical primary, after 10 days of intense campaigning...
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GOP 2012 campaign rhetoric raising racial concerns

By theGrio

3:08 PM on 01/19/2012

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rhetoric like that from Gingrich and other candidates is stoking concerns among some blacks that the political discourse is rewinding to the days of 'Southern strategy'...
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GOP officials: Santorum edges Romney in Iowa count

By theGrio

9:31 AM on 01/19/2012

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Rick Santorum edged front-runner Mitt Romney by 34 votes in a surprise flip to the final tally of the Iowa caucuses...
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Jon Huntsman to drop out of 2012 presidential race

By theGrio

11:01 PM on 01/15/2012

WASHINGTON (AP) - Jon Huntsman will withdraw Monday from the race for the Republican presidential nomination, campaign officials told The Associated Press on Sunday...
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Mitt Romney's New Hampshire win sets up critical South Carolina primary

By Perry Bacon Jr.

8:00 AM on 01/11/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney easily won the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night, setting up a pivotal contest next week in South Carolina...
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Mitt Romney wins New Hampshire primary, cements frontrunner status

By theGrio

8:20 PM on 01/10/2012

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night, adding to a first-place finish in last week's Iowa caucuses and establishing himself as the man to beat...
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New Hampshire GOP primary: What to look for in the results

By Perry Bacon Jr.

4:42 PM on 01/10/2012

theGRIO REPORT - The results are almost a foregone conclusion in New Hampshire on Tuesday, as former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is almost guaranteed to win here. But here are four things to look for in the results.
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Mitt Romney ignores rivals, attacks President Obama in GOP debate

By Perry Bacon Jr.

10:38 PM on 01/07/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Former Massachusetts governor and GOP front-runner Mitt Romney repeatedly ignored his rivals and attacked President Obama in a debate in Manchester, New Hampshire on Saturday night...
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Herman Cain says he will deliver 'unconventional endorsement'

By Perry Bacon Jr.

1:34 PM on 01/06/2012

theGRIO REPORT - The one-time Republican candidate, who dropped out last month before any votes were cast, said on MSNBC's 'Now with Alex Wagner' that he would deliver an 'unconventional endorsement'...
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Robert Traynham: Rick Santorum's rise not a surprise to those who know him

By Robert Traynham

12:05 PM on 01/06/2012

OPINION - Santorum is a personal friend, mentor and former boss. I worked for him for 10 years and was able to see him firsthand for who he truly is: a person of deep conviction and a person of extraordinary worth ethic...
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Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and why GOP candidates can't stop talking about race

By Perry Bacon Jr.

4:04 PM on 01/05/2012

OPINION - Here are three reasons why Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich have brought up race in the campaign...
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