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Book SynopsisEarly results on election night suggested that Democrats had failed to make significant gains in the 2018 midterms. After all the votes were counted, a blue wave crashed on American electoral politics as Democrats won the House the Representatives and made significant gains at the state and local levels. In this book, Larry Sabato and Kyle Kondik bring together respected journalists and academics from across the political spectrum to examine every facet of the 2018 election, and what its outcome portends for our national politics and the coming 2020 presidential election. 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 eventual conclusion, long after the polls closed. Contributions by Matt Barreto, David Byler, Rhodes Cook, James Hohmann, Theodore Johnson, Kyle Kondik, Diana Owen, Madelaine Pisani, Josh Putnam, Larry Sabato, Emily Cahn Singer, Sean Trende, Michael Toner, and Karen Trainer.
Table of Contents1. The Blue Wave: Trump at Midterm, Larry J. Sabato 2. The Trump Effect: The 2018 Midterm Election as a Referendum on a Polarizing President, Alan I. Abramowitz 3. The Primaries of 2018: Democrats Shine in the Era of Trump, Rhodes Cook 4. Humpty-Dumpty’s Fall: How Trump’s Winning Presidential Coalition Broke Down in 2018, David Byler 5. The House: Where the BlueWave Hit the Hardest, Kyle Kondik 6. How Republicans Picked up Senate Seats during a Blue Wave, James Hohmann 7. The Governors: Democratic Wave Falls Short of a Wipeout, Madelaine Pisani 8. The Money Wars: Emerging Campaign Finance Trends and Their Impact on 2018 and Beyond, Michael E. Toner and Karen E. Trainer 9. Women Rule: 2018 Midterms Bring Surge of Women to Congress, Emily C. Singer 10. Hindsight in 2020: Black Voting Behavior and the Next Presidential Election, Theodore R. Johnson 11. The Brown Tide and the Blue Wave in 2018, Matt Barreto, Gary Segura, and Albert Morales 12. Presidential Media and the Midterm Elections, Diana Owen 13. Foresight in 2020: New Features of the Democratic Delegate Selection Rules, Joshua T. Putnam 14. Was 2018 a Wave Election? Sean Trende Index About the Contributors
