jmausolf
commented
7 years ago Author Response
Differences with Current Data and Approach
Thank you for the suggestions. With the current approach and data structure, I cannot readily differentiate between Democratic and Republican speech using the existing computational or quantitative approach. That said, I elaborate on observable differences in the text. I indicate that the majority of response is from the president’s party, Democrats, and it is supportive of his ideas. Conversely, some Republicans, such as then senate minority whip, Jon Kyl critique President Obama’s fair share rhetoric. I offer a direct quote to illustrate.
Directions for Future Research
In the discussion, I elaborate that further research should be conducted to computationally examine the differential Democratic and Republican response, as well as the sentiment and linguistic complexity of that speech.
Scope Conditions for Argument
Beyond elaborating on the difference between Democratic and Republican response, I have also expanded on possible scope conditions, for where my argument would primarily be expected to hold under conditions of political alignment between movement and president, such as left-wing movements and Democratic presidents and the converse under Republican administrations.
Republican versus Democratic Response?
Could you please talk about the difference between the Democrats and Republicans? Currently, there is a short response to comment i by reviewer 2, but this is an important issue that should be in the main text. At a minimum, if the author cannot distinguish between D and R in congressional speeches and include separate analyses for D/R speeches, he/she should at least talk about the need to research this in order to understand if the effect of the President's speech on congressional speech is entirely through his own party or if there is any evidence of "spillover" to Republicans.