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 Sabatos 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 GOPs 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 2022s 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 Wasnt It a Wave?
Sean Trende
About the Contributors
Larry J. Sabato (200K twitter followers) is the Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia and director of its Center for Politics. He is the author or editor of more than twenty books on American politics and elections. Kyle Kondik (51K twitter followers) is the managing editor of Sabatos Crystal Ball, the Centers nonpartisan newsletter on American campaigns and elections.
