CNN publishes, then retracts, controversial article about hormones causing women to vote differently at different times during their cycles

**Jenna** · 10-25-12, 02:03 PM

CNN has managed to dig up one of those mysterious Studies that emerge from time to time to enrage the Internet.The article begins: “While the campaigns eagerly pursue female voters, there’s something that may raise the chances for both presidential candidates that’s totally out of their control: women’s ovulation cycles.“You read that right. New research suggests that hormones may influence female voting choices differently, depending on whether a woman is single or in a committed relationship.”

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