Both parties eye tight Senate races
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President Barack Obama
Overall Sentiment: 0.187989
Relevance: 0.445516
Richard Mourdock
Overall Sentiment: -0.187368
Relevance: 0.397055
| Sentiment | Quote |
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| -0.129194 | Mourdock defended his opposition to abortion even in the case of rape because, "I think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something God intended to happen." |
| -0.190313 | Mourdock the next day clarified his comment and added, "Rape is a horrible thing, and for anyone to twist my words otherwise is absurd and sick." |
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Rep. Joe Donnelly
Overall Sentiment: -0.131995
Relevance: 0.363065
Dr. Richard Carmona
Overall Sentiment: -0.436354
Relevance: 0.354519
Rep. Jeff Flake
Overall Sentiment: -0.474738
Relevance: 0.335552
Sen. Olympia Snowe
Overall Sentiment: -0.144582
Relevance: 0.329233
Gov. Angus King
Overall Sentiment: 0.123315
Relevance: 0.327111
Linda McMahon
Overall Sentiment: 0.0848314
Relevance: 0.314579
Sen. Jon Kyl
Overall Sentiment: -0.0269451
Relevance: 0.302108
Elizabeth Warren
Overall Sentiment: -0.0997887
Relevance: 0.294741
Sen. Dean Heller
Overall Sentiment: 0.281439
Relevance: 0.294043
Rep. Shelley Berkley
Overall Sentiment: -0.0301842
Relevance: 0.286731
Rep. Chris Murphy
Overall Sentiment: -0.0648437
Relevance: 0.286338
John McCain
Overall Sentiment: 0.111843
Relevance: 0.281895
Sen. Scott Brown
Overall Sentiment: -0.153546
Relevance: 0.280351
George W. Bush
Overall Sentiment: -0.419884
Relevance: 0.273329
Bernie Sanders
Overall Sentiment: 0.456748
Relevance: 0.271356
Rep. Rick Berg
Overall Sentiment: 0.0553818
Relevance: 0.270533
George Allen
Overall Sentiment: -0.082255
Relevance: 0.266413
Republican John Ensign
Overall Sentiment: -0.317403
Relevance: 0.265606
Sen. Joe Manchin
Overall Sentiment: 0.310328
Relevance: 0.264405
Sen. Richard Lugar
Overall Sentiment: -0.306191
Relevance: 0.261846
Tammy Baldwin
Overall Sentiment: 0.0736331
Relevance: 0.261804
Bob Kerrey
Overall Sentiment: 0.190305
Relevance: 0.261372
Rep. Todd Akin
Overall Sentiment: -0.0810355
Relevance: 0.248696
| Sentiment | Quote |
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| 0.0923134 | Rep. Todd Akin nearly collapsed after the Missouri Republican's comments about "legitimate rape" ... |
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Sen. Joseph Lieberman
Overall Sentiment: -0.115609
Relevance: 0.246031
Rep. Deb Fischer
Overall Sentiment: -0.0325363
Relevance: 0.241899
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TelevisionStation: CNN
Overall Sentiment: 0
Relevance: 0.308856
Organization: Republicans
Overall Sentiment: 0.115932
Relevance: 0.926193
Organization: U.S. Senate
Overall Sentiment: 0.0258095
Relevance: 0.901344
Organization: Democratic party
Overall Sentiment: 0.125707
Relevance: 0.789846
Company: CNN
Overall Sentiment: 0.17901
Relevance: 0.323519
FieldTerminology: Election Day
Overall Sentiment: 0.075946
Relevance: 0.441181
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