Thursday, January 17, 2013

As Polls Close, Eyes Turn to Battlegrounds | Redux

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As Polls Close, Eyes Turn to Battlegrounds

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President Obama and Mitt Romney matched each other state for state in early returns as attention turned to a trio of swing states where polls had closed but results were so close a winner had yet to emerge. The electoral votes of Ohio, Virginia and Florida are vital to each candidate's success. In Virginia and Florida, lines stretched from some polling places even after they had officially closed. In the initial flurry of early returns, there were no major surprises, as tensions and excitement rose in a race so close it remained a statistical tie in many places. For the latest election results, click HERE. As expected Obama won his home state of Illinois and also won Romney's home state of Massachusetts. Early on Romney picked up much of the deep South and Oklahoma, while Obama picked up the New England states.

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Mitt Romney

Overall Sentiment: 0.212406

Relevance: 0.822784

SentimentQuote
0.483422"That's when you know you're going to win," Romney told ...
0.178637Romney thanked volunteers and told them that in getting out the vote today they "don't need to be disparaging of the other guy. The president has run a strong campaign, I believe he is a good man and wish him well, and his family well... but it is time for a new direction. It is a time for a better tomorrow."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.662059
  • Mean: 0.3310295
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689
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President Obama

Overall Sentiment: 0.203087

Relevance: 0.404946

SentimentQuote
0.13537Obama visited his campaign workers and after thanking them said, "Congratulations to Gov. Romney on a spirited campaign....I know his supporters are just as engaged."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.13537
  • Mean: 0.13537
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Ann Romney

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.234378

Scottie Pippen

Overall Sentiment: 0.174219

Relevance: 0.132563

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Matthew Dowd

Overall Sentiment: 0.129615

Relevance: 0.12643

SentimentQuote
0.129035"a very narrow path to electoral college victory," said Matthew Dowd ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.129035
  • Mean: 0.129035
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Arne Duncan

Overall Sentiment: 0.0723837

Relevance: 0.126024

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Sandy

Overall Sentiment: 0.0912005

Relevance: 0.118394

Tagg

Overall Sentiment: 0.385936

Relevance: 0.115325

Ann

Overall Sentiment: 0.328746

Relevance: 0.0926544

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  • Aggregate Sentiment is meant to be an indicator of an individual's overall sentiment.
  • The Mean is meant to be an indicator of an individual's average comment sentiment.
  • The Standard Deviation, when there are enough quotes, will indicate an individual's consistency of sentiment (i.e. a Standard Deviation of 0 would mean they were very consistent in their sentiment and 1 would mean they were very inconsistent).

Note that quote stats are likely to be meaningless beyond the aggregate score due to the tiny sample size. However, they are always provided just in case you find something useful there.

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