Campaign of Chaos
Trump, Biden, Harris, and the 2024 American Election
Published on 2. October 2025
Book
Hardback
272 pages
979-8-7651-5136-5 (ISBN)
Description
Larry Sabato, one of the leading experts in American politics, brings together respected journalists and academics from across the political spectrum to examine every facet of the 2024 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 provide a comprehensive review of everything in play during the 2024 elections, exploring the nominating processes, the unexpected handoff to Kamala Harris, conventions, and futures of both the Democratic and Republican parties, and what recent geographic and demographic electoral realignments might mean for America's politics beyond 2024.
Following Sabato's introductory analysis, the contributors provide a comprehensive review of everything in play during the 2024 elections, exploring the nominating processes, the unexpected handoff to Kamala Harris, conventions, and futures of both the Democratic and Republican parties, and what recent geographic and demographic electoral realignments might mean for America's politics beyond 2024.
Reviews / Votes
"Campaign of Chaos is an essential look at elections in the United States beyond the 2024 headlines, providing more broad-based understanding of the key changes within the electorate and how campaigns operated at all levels of government. An outstanding contribution to both the academic and professional literature." -- Michael D. Cohen, Ph.D., author of Modern Political Campaigns: How Professionalism, Technology, and Speed Have Revolutionized Elections; founder and publisher of Congress in Your Pocket "Larry Sabato is one of the most astute analysts of American politics on the landscape today, and his anthologies on US. elections have been a staple in my classes for many years. I have no doubt that this book will take its place alongside his previous work as essential reading for my students - and for all of us." -- Dan Schnur, columnist; host of the "Dan Schnur Political Report" for the Los Angeles World Affairs Council; and Lecturer at UC-Berkeley, University of Southern California, and Pepperdine University, USA "To understand the driving forces behind the most consequential campaign of our time, there is no better place to start than Campaign of Chaos. Here you'll find all the data you need: the demographic trends, the polls, the analysis - the cold hard facts." * Jonathan Karl, ABC News chief Washington correspondent and co-anchor of This Week with George Stephanopoulos *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
13 bw figures, 34 tables
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
549 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-7651-5136-5 (9798765151365)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Larry J. Sabato | Kyle Kondik | J. Miles Coleman
Campaign of Chaos
Trump, Biden, Harris, and the 2024 American Election
E-Book
07/2025
Bloomsbury Academic
€24.99
Available for download
Persons
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.
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.
Content
Foreword: The Endurance of Donald Trump
Robert Costa
Chapter One: Grover Cleveland's Successor
Larry J. Sabato
Chapter Two: How Trump Won: Continuity and Change in a Polarized Electorate
Alan I. Abramowitz
Chapter Three: The Presidential Primary Season: Both Candidates Dominate, but Only One is Nominated
By J. Miles Coleman and Kyle Kondik
Chapter Four: Educational Polarization, Racial Depolarization: Demographic Trends in Trump's Elections
Lakshya Jain
Chapter Five: The Senate: Republicans Take the Majority
J. Miles Coleman
Chapter Six: Trench Warfare in the House: Republicans Retain a Small Edge
Kyle Kondik
Chapter Seven: Governors and State Legislatures
Mary Frances McGowan
Chapter Eight: Trump made further gains with Latino voters in 2024
Mark Hugo Lopez
Chapter Nine: Polling the 2024 Election
Natalie Jackson
Chapter Ten: How Trump Eluded a Backlash to Abortion Bans to Retake the White House
Grace Panetta
Chapter Eleven: The $16 Billion Election: Emerging Campaign Finance Trends and their Impact on the 2024 Presidential Race and Beyond
Michael E. Toner and Karen E. Trainer
Chapter Twelve: Media in the Election: The Impact of Social Media, Influencers, and AI
Diana Owen
Chapter Thirteen: Why a Narrow Loss Sparked Such Deep Doubt for Democrats
Sean Trende
Chapter Fourteen: Democracy at a Crossroads at Dawn of Second Trump Administration
Larry Schack and Mick McWilliams
Robert Costa
Chapter One: Grover Cleveland's Successor
Larry J. Sabato
Chapter Two: How Trump Won: Continuity and Change in a Polarized Electorate
Alan I. Abramowitz
Chapter Three: The Presidential Primary Season: Both Candidates Dominate, but Only One is Nominated
By J. Miles Coleman and Kyle Kondik
Chapter Four: Educational Polarization, Racial Depolarization: Demographic Trends in Trump's Elections
Lakshya Jain
Chapter Five: The Senate: Republicans Take the Majority
J. Miles Coleman
Chapter Six: Trench Warfare in the House: Republicans Retain a Small Edge
Kyle Kondik
Chapter Seven: Governors and State Legislatures
Mary Frances McGowan
Chapter Eight: Trump made further gains with Latino voters in 2024
Mark Hugo Lopez
Chapter Nine: Polling the 2024 Election
Natalie Jackson
Chapter Ten: How Trump Eluded a Backlash to Abortion Bans to Retake the White House
Grace Panetta
Chapter Eleven: The $16 Billion Election: Emerging Campaign Finance Trends and their Impact on the 2024 Presidential Race and Beyond
Michael E. Toner and Karen E. Trainer
Chapter Twelve: Media in the Election: The Impact of Social Media, Influencers, and AI
Diana Owen
Chapter Thirteen: Why a Narrow Loss Sparked Such Deep Doubt for Democrats
Sean Trende
Chapter Fourteen: Democracy at a Crossroads at Dawn of Second Trump Administration
Larry Schack and Mick McWilliams