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).

• Preface1. Political Branding in a Digital Age: The Role of Design and Image-Based Messaging in the Strategies, Outcomes, and Consequences of the 2020 Post-Election Presidential Campaign, Lisa Burns and Courtney Marchese2. Argumentation in an era of Ascending Partisanship, Benjamin Voth3. Media Coverage and the Post-Election of 2020, Robert E. Denton, Jr.4. Trump’s Address to Supporters on January 6, 2021: Inciting Insurrection or Free Speech?, W. Wat Hopkins5. Rethinking the Carnivalesque: Trump’s Co-Opting of a Counter-Hegemonic, Counter-Discursive Strategy, Theodore Sheckels6. Political Advertising in the 2020 Post-Election Presidential Campaign, John Tedesco and Scott Dunn7. Political Cartoons during the 2020 Post-Election Phase, Natalia Mielczarek8. Litigating Victory: An Analysis of 2020 Post-Election Lawsuits, Cayce Myers

This provocative and timely volume encourages readers to consider a variety of perspectives on the 2020 presidential election and its aftermath. This book is sure to foster debate and discussion about what happened in the aftermath of the election and what we as a nation do next as a result.

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).

• Preface1. Political Branding in a Digital Age: The Role of Design and Image-Based Messaging in the Strategies, Outcomes, and Consequences of the 2020 Post-Election Presidential Campaign, Lisa Burns and Courtney Marchese2. Argumentation in an era of Ascending Partisanship, Benjamin Voth3. Media Coverage and the Post-Election of 2020, Robert E. Denton, Jr.4. Trump’s Address to Supporters on January 6, 2021: Inciting Insurrection or Free Speech?, W. Wat Hopkins5. Rethinking the Carnivalesque: Trump’s Co-Opting of a Counter-Hegemonic, Counter-Discursive Strategy, Theodore Sheckels6. Political Advertising in the 2020 Post-Election Presidential Campaign, John Tedesco and Scott Dunn7. Political Cartoons during the 2020 Post-Election Phase, Natalia Mielczarek8. Litigating Victory: An Analysis of 2020 Post-Election Lawsuits, Cayce Myers

This provocative and timely volume encourages readers to consider a variety of perspectives on the 2020 presidential election and its aftermath. This book is sure to foster debate and discussion about what happened in the aftermath of the election and what we as a nation do next as a result.

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).

• Preface1. Political Branding in a Digital Age: The Role of Design and Image-Based Messaging in the Strategies, Outcomes, and Consequences of the 2020 Post-Election Presidential Campaign, Lisa Burns and Courtney Marchese2. Argumentation in an era of Ascending Partisanship, Benjamin Voth3. Media Coverage and the Post-Election of 2020, Robert E. Denton, Jr.4. Trump’s Address to Supporters on January 6, 2021: Inciting Insurrection or Free Speech?, W. Wat Hopkins5. Rethinking the Carnivalesque: Trump’s Co-Opting of a Counter-Hegemonic, Counter-Discursive Strategy, Theodore Sheckels6. Political Advertising in the 2020 Post-Election Presidential Campaign, John Tedesco and Scott Dunn7. Political Cartoons during the 2020 Post-Election Phase, Natalia Mielczarek8. Litigating Victory: An Analysis of 2020 Post-Election Lawsuits, Cayce Myers

This provocative and timely volume encourages readers to consider a variety of perspectives on the 2020 presidential election and its aftermath. This book is sure to foster debate and discussion about what happened in the aftermath of the election and what we as a nation do next as a result.