Campaigning in the Aftermath of the 2020 Elections: A Communications Perspective

This volume explores post-election political communication from the 2020 election day until the inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden. Chapters address political branding, partisan argumentation, media coverage, President Trump’s January 6 address and his discursive strategy, political advertising and cartoons, and post-election lawsuits.

Robert E. Denton, Jr. holds the W. Thomas Rice Chair in the Pamplin College of Business and is professor and director of the school of communication at Virginia Tech. Denton is the author, co-author, or editor of 32 books, several in multiple editions, on the presidency and political campaigns. His most recent volumes include The 2020 Presidential Campaign: A Communication Perspective and Political Campaign Communication: Principles and Practices, 9th Edition (with Judith Trent and Robert Friendenberg).