The Red Ripple

Political scientists, journalists, and election experts provide students with a thorough exploration of the previous election cycle and what it portends for the future of electoral politics.

Larry Sabato, one of the leading experts in American politics, will bring together respected journalists and academics from across the political spectrum to examine every facet of the 2022 midterm election, and what its development and outcome will mean for the nation moving forward. In frank, accessible prose, each author offers insight that goes beyond the headlines, and dives into the underlying forces and shifts that drove the election from its earliest developments to its dramatic conclusion. Following Sabato’s introductory analysis, the contributors will provide a comprehensive review of everything in play during the 2022 midterms and look ahead to the 2024 presidential campaign.

Preface and acknowledgements

1. Another Confounding Election

Larry J. Sabato

2. Donald Trump and the Vanishing Red Wave

Alan Abramowitz

3. 2022 Primaries: Setting the Table for November

Rhodes Cook

4. Not Much But Good Enough: The GOP’s House Takeover

Kyle Kondik

5. The Senate: Sticking with the Devils They Know

J. Miles Coleman

6. Governors & State Legislatures

Mary Frances McGowan

7. The Red Ripple of Election Denialism

Carah Ong Whaley

8. A Year 0f High Turnout, New Rules, and Changes in How We Vote

Grace Panetta

9. How Overturning Roe versus Wade Hijacked the Midterms

Natalie Jackson

10. Black Republicanism in the Red

Theodore R. Johnson

11. A Growing Political Force: Asian Americans in the 2022 Election

Edward Berdan and Natalie Masuoka

12. Mixed Signals from 2022’s Latino Vote

Mark Hugo Lopez

13. Mainstream and Social Media in the Midterm Elections

Diana Owen

14. Emerging Campaign Finance Trends and Their Impact on the 2022 Midterm Election and Beyond

Michael E. Toner and Karen E. Trainer

15. So Why Wasn’t It a Wave?

Sean Trende

About the Contributors