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CNN publishes, then deletes story that says ovulation affects if women vote liberal or conservative | Redux

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CNN publishes, then deletes story that says ovulation affects if women vote liberal or conservative

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CNN ran a story stating when a female ovulates could impact whether she votes liberal or conservative. Later , they apologized. Reuters

Women, get this: If you're ovulating on voting day, you often feel sexier, and therefore will certainly vote liberal when you check your tally . State what ? That was just one concept put forth by an unpublished scientific study of ladies 's voting patterns at various phases in their menstrual cycle from researchers at the University of Texas, San Antonio. A research that CNN determined was legitimate and determined to run, uploading a blog about it on Oct. 24, then removing just a few hours later on since of backlash they were getting about its legitimacy . "Where's @ TheOnion's take on this @ CNN hormones story? " tweeted Callie Schweitzer. "The Onion's take on the CNN hormones story is the CNN hormones story," replied Mark Coatney.

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Elizabeth Landau

Overall Sentiment: 0.197572

Relevance: 0.34823

Debbie Walsh

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.311294

SentimentQuote
0“What drives the women’s vote is not the hormones but the economy,” she says. ...
0.118614“What drives the women’s vote is not the hormones but the economy,” she says. “They are more likely than men to support the Democratic candidate because that’s who’s going to fund that social safety net.”
0.0573368“It feeds on a very old notion that women are slaves to hormones, that you can’t trust women and their hormones,” she says. ...
-0.0512129“It feeds on a very old notion that women are slaves to hormones, that you can’t trust women and their hormones,” she says. “The whole notion of women and their hormones has been used in the past as an excuse. That’s just absurd.”
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 4
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.1247379
  • Mean: 0.031184475
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

Callie Schweitzer

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Mary Katharine Ham

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Relevance: 0.229279

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0“Next Obama e-mail subject line” ‘When was your last cycle?’” wrote reader Mary Katharine Ham.
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0
  • Mean: 0
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Obama

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Relevance: 0.222249

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Mark Coatney

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.206527

SentimentQuote
0.0805487“The Onion’s take on the CNN hormones story is the CNN hormones story,” replied Mark Coatney.
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0805487
  • Mean: 0.0805487
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Matt Dornic

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.189847

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TelevisionStation: CNN

Overall Sentiment: 0.0694088

Relevance: 0.410179

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Company: CNN

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