How Policy Conditions the Impact of Presidential Speeches on Legislative Success
2010; Wiley; Volume: 91; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1540-6237.2010.00700.x
ISSN1540-6237
Autores Tópico(s)Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
ResumoSocial Science QuarterlyVolume 91, Issue 2 p. 415-435 How Policy Conditions the Impact of Presidential Speeches on Legislative Success† Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha University of North TexasSearch for more papers by this author Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha University of North TexasSearch for more papers by this author First published: 06 April 2010 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6237.2010.00700.xCitations: 8 † *Direct correspondence to Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, Department of Political Science, 125 Wooten Hall, 1155 Union Circle #305340, Denton, TX 76203-5017 〈[email protected]〉. Data and coding information are available from the author to those who wish to replicate this study. Previous version presented at Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Chicago IL, 2007. Thanks to the University of North Texas for providing research assistance for this project, John Bond and Richard Fleisher (1990) for making their roll-call vote data available online, and Brandice Canes-Wrone and Scott de Marchi (2002) for providing their data. Thanks to Paul Collins for his helpful suggestions. Many thanks as well to Chris Williams, Ryan Salzman, and Christine Harper for additional data collection. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Objective. Although the impact of the president's rhetoric on public opinion remains unfound, it appears to increase the president's success in Congress. This article argues that instead of moving public opinion, presidential speeches act as informational cues for legislators and holds that the impact of the president's public speeches in Congress is conditional on the salience and complexity of the policy voted on by Congress. Method. I use probit methodology to examine the effect of presidential rhetoric on the likelihood of presidential success on House roll-call votes from 1989–2000. An interactive model assesses the conditioning impact a policy's salience and complexity have on the relationship between presidential rhetoric and legislative success. Results. Presidential rhetoric increases the president's legislative success on votes pertaining to policies that are both salient and complex. Conclusion. 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