Larry J. Sabato 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 is the managing editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball, the Center's nonpartisan newsletter on American campaigns and elections.
J. Miles Coleman is associate editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball, the University of Virginia Center for Politics' nonpartisan newsletter on American campaigns and elections.

Preface/Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Chapter 1: Larry J. Sabato: A Return to Normalcy? Taking Stock at the End of the Trump Presidency

Chapter 2: Rhodes Cook: The Off-Kilter Presidential Primaries of 2020

Chapter 3: David Byler: Was Joe Biden's Primary Win Inevitable Or Accidental?

Chapter 4: Alan Abramowitz: The Politics of Good Versus Evil in a Polarized America

Chapter 5: J. Miles Coleman: A Political Road Trip Across the Country: Presidential Trends in Some Swingy, And Not-So Swingy, States

Chapter 6: Kyle Kondik: The House: A Blue Wave Reduced to a Blue Trickle

Chapter 7: Madelaine Pisani: The Senate: How Democrats Found the Most Difficult Path to a Majority

Chapter 8: Mary Frances McGowan: Governors and State Legislatures: Republicans Retain Strength as Redistricting Looms

Chapter 9: Theodore R. Johnson: Parties, Presidents, and the Black Electorate's Gender Gap

Chapter 10: Diana Owen: Media Coverage of the 2020 Election: Journalists and Influencers in the Misinformation Age

Chapter 11: Grace Panetta: Defending Democracy During a Pandemic

Chapter 12: Michael Toner/Karen Trainer: The [...] Billion Election: Emerging Campaign Finance Trends and Their Impact on the 2020 Presidential Race and Beyond

Chapter 13: Sean Trende: Was Trump Worth It for Republicans?