Central to Success: The Benefits of Rhetorical Alignment in Legislative Discourse

• In Event: US Institutional Networks, Elite Rhetoric, and Policy Brokerage

Brief Overview

Legislators succeed by aligning their rhetoric with chamber discourse. Using speech and sentiment networks from congressional debates, we show that rhetorical centrality predicts legislative success in Congress.

Author

• Chandler Jackson L'Hommedieu, The Ohio State University, Main Campus