The 2016 Presidential Election: The Causes and Consequences of a Political Earthquakecritically analyzes the 2016 presidential election. The chapters in this book identify key factors behind the election of Donald J. Trump, explore the unconventional campaign, analyze the unexpected election result, evaluate the forecasting models, and speculate on the effect of the election outcome on politics and governance in the Trump Administration.

Amnon Cavari is assistant professor at Lauder School of Government, Diplomacy and Strategy at Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya.Kenneth R. Mayer is professor of political science at University of Wisconsin-Madison.Richard J. Powell is professor of political science at the University of Maine.

Chapter 1: Donald Trump and the Other: How an Unconventional Campaign Defeated the State of the Art EstablishmentChapter 2: Populist Challenges and the 2016 Presidential NominationsChapter 3: The 2016 US Presidential Debates: Perceptions of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Based on Presentation StyleChapter 4: Damage Control: The Trump Effect on Senate General Election CampaignsChapter 5: From Bipartisan Agreement to Electoral Contest: Israel in US ElectionsChapter 6: Hostile Sexism, Racism Denial, and the Historic Education Gap in Support for TrumpChapter 7: Dynamics of (National) Electoral Preferences during the 2016 US Presidential RaceChapter 8: Assessing the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election Popular Vote ForecastsChapter 9: The 20162017 Transition into the Donald J. Trump AdministrationChapter 10: Is President Trump Conventionally Disruptive, or Unconventionally DestructiveChapter 11: How Radical is Actually Radical Leadership? Comparing Trump and Netanyahu's RhetoricChapter 12: Constitutional Revolution: The Election of 2016 and the Future of the Supreme Court