How women ruled the 2012 election and where the GOP went wrong
Women — who have historically formed one of President Barack Obama's key constituencies — once again united behind him in large numbers and helped fend off defections from white male and independent supporters. A record 20 women will hold U.S. Senate seats next year—including newly-elected Wisconsin Democrat Tammy Baldwin, the first openly lesbian senator. The New Hampshire congressional delegation will be all female and, in Obama's home state of Hawaii, Democrat Mazie Hirono will represent the islands in the Senate. "I'm not sure if it was as much a coincidence as a perfect storm," said Jennifer Duffy, a senior editor with the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. "The conditions were right and the Republican nominee gave women pause." According to CNN's exit polls, 55% of women and 45% of men voted for Obama and 44% of women and 52% of men voted for Romney.
People:
Barack Obama
Overall Sentiment: 0.126688
Relevance: 0.773229
Disambiguation: Politician | President | Appointer | AwardWinner | Celebrity | PoliticalAppointer | U.S.Congressperson | USPresident | TVActorReferences:
Romney
Overall Sentiment: 0.129029
Relevance: 0.514365
| Sentiment | Quote |
|---|---|
| -0.0511472 | Romney, who saw an early October surge of support among female voters, may have undone those gains during the second presidential debate when he said he used "whole binders full of women" ... |
| Sentiment Stats: |
|
Jennifer Duffy
Overall Sentiment: 0.365334
Relevance: 0.36242
| Sentiment | Quote |
|---|---|
| 0.311996 | "I'm not sure if it was as much a coincidence as a perfect storm," said Jennifer Duffy, ... |
| 0.16017 | "I'm not sure if it was as much a coincidence as a perfect storm," said Jennifer Duffy, a senior editor with the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. "The conditions were right and the Republican nominee gave women pause." |
| 0 | "I think it's one of the things Republicans have to look at," Duffy said. ... |
| 0 | "I think it's one of the things Republicans have to look at," Duffy said. "'Why are we the party of white men.'" |
| Sentiment Stats: |
|
Rep. Todd Akin
Overall Sentiment: 0.0655995
Relevance: 0.359678
Disambiguation: Politician | U.S.CongresspersonReferences:
Michele Swers
Overall Sentiment: 0.404431
Relevance: 0.332184
| Sentiment | Quote |
|---|---|
| 0.280845 | "The debate can be more framed on the aspects of the debate that were more popular with the general public," Swers said, ... |
| 0.21703 | "Women like all voters felt the economics were most important," Swers said. ... |
| 0.142417 | "Women like all voters felt the economics were most important," Swers said. "Women tend to be more supportive of government spending (such as cutting things as Medicaid, and food stamps) than men are ... so they were less responsive to Romney in that way and more responsive to Obama's message on empathy and helping the middle class." |
| Sentiment Stats: |
|
Andra Gillespie
Overall Sentiment: 0.0506643
Relevance: 0.317934
| Sentiment | Quote |
|---|---|
| 0.164203 | "Part of the reason Democrats had a good day was some conservative Republicans said some stupid things and it made some issues more salient than they usually are," said Andra Gillespie, ... |
| 0.204568 | "When people are making comments about legitimate rape ... it scares women who might not have thought about it. Even the conversation about contraception ... this was a way to make women's health issues very, very personal," Gillespie said. ... |
| Sentiment Stats: |
|
Tammy Baldwin
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.28435
Disambiguation: Politician | U.S.CongresspersonReferences:
Mazie Hirono
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.280357
Disambiguation: Politician | U.S.CongresspersonReferences:
Claire McCaskill
Overall Sentiment: 0.175416
Relevance: 0.275111
Disambiguation: Politician | Senator | U.S.CongresspersonReferences:
Kathleen Dolan
Overall Sentiment: 0.119344
Relevance: 0.230741
Jennifer L. Lawless
Overall Sentiment: -0.371656
Relevance: 0.230393
Tom Cohen
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.204718
John King
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.189084
Joe Van Kanel
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.188915
Key:
- 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.
Additional Info:
Organization: Republicans
Overall Sentiment: -0.201924
Relevance: 0.605762
Organization: Women & Politics Institute
Overall Sentiment: -0.459011
Relevance: 0.338199
Organization: Senate
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.306385
Disambiguation: GovernmentalBody | LegislatureReferences:
Company: CNN
Overall Sentiment: 0.0737181
Relevance: 0.394824
Disambiguation: Broadcast | AwardWinner | RadioNetwork | TVNetworkReferences:
StateOrCounty: New Hampshire
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.326525
Disambiguation: Location | PoliticalDistrict | AdministrativeDivision | GovernmentalJurisdiction | USStateReferences:
StateOrCounty: Ohio
Overall Sentiment: 0.0154362
Relevance: 0.315657
Disambiguation: Location | PoliticalDistrict | AdministrativeDivision | GovernmentalJurisdiction | USStateReferences:
Header Details
Provided Keywords:
Provided Desc:
Site Provided Title:
Source Webpage: How women ruled the 2012 election and where the GOP went wrong
Provided Desc:
In many ways, the 2012 election was the year of the woman.
Site Provided Title:
How women ruled the 2012 election and where the GOP went wrong
Source Webpage: How women ruled the 2012 election and where the GOP went wrong
No comments:
Post a Comment