The 2024 Presidential in the South: Deja vu All Over Again features prominent Southern politics scholars who detail the historic 2024 election. Exploring the issues that drove Southern voters in recent elections. From the nominations process in early 2024, and concluding with a chapter focusing on where the region may be headed politically in the next decade. A chapter providing a retrospective on southern presidential elections, particularly during the Trump years, from 2016 through 2024. Additionally, each state chapter includes analysis on notable congressional races and important patterns in the region. Since the South continues to evolve politically and demographically, The 2024 Presidential in the South will be an essential resource for academics, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of changes and continuities in contemporary Southern politics.>

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Branwell DuBose Kapeluck is professor of political science at The Citadel.

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The 2024 Presidential in the South: Déjà vu All Over Again features prominent Southern politics scholars who detail the historic 2024 election. Exploring the issues that drove Southern voters in recent elections. From the nominations process in early 2024, and concluding with a chapter focusing on where the region may be headed politically in the next decade. A chapter providing a retrospective on southern presidential elections, particularly during the Trump years, from 2016 through 2024. Additionally, each state chapter includes analysis on notable congressional races and important patterns in the region. Since the South continues to evolve politically and demographically, The 2024 Presidential in the South will be an essential resource for academics, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of changes and continuities in contemporary Southern politics.

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Introduction
Branwell DuBose Kapeluck and Mark Owens

Chapter 1
The 2024 Election in the South: Demographics, Issues, and Voting Patterns
Patrick R. Miller

Chapter 2
The Primary that Wasn't: The 2024 Presidential Nomination Process
Aaron A. Hitefield and M.V. Hood, III

Chapter 3
Alabama: Competition in the Doldrums
Shannon L. Bridgmon

Chapter 4
Georgia: Competition In a Toss-Up State
Charles S. Bullock, III

Chapter 5
Louisiana: Red Tide Continues Its Rise in the Bayou State
Robert E. Hogan

Chapter 6
Mississippi
Republican Dominance in a Nationalized Environment
Stephen D. Shaffer

Chapter 7
South Carolina: Red Hot
Branwell DuBose Kapeluck and Scott E. Buchanan

Chapter 9: Arkansas: All Politics is National
Jay Barth and Heather E. Yates

Chapter 9
Florida: From Battleground State to MAGA Central
Jonathan Knuckey and Aubrey Jewett

Chapter 10
Trumptucky! An Exclamation Point on Party Realignment in the Commonwealth
Scott Lasley, Joel Turner, and Jeffrey Kash

Chapter 11
North Carolina: A State of Deep and Rigid Polarization
J. Michael Bitzer

Chapter 12
Deeply Red in Big Orange Country
Vaughn May

Chapter 13
Texas: Reinventing the party brands
Mark Owens

Chapter 14
Virginia: Standing Apart Again
John J. McGlennon

Chapter 15
The Trump Years and the 2024 Presidential Election in the American South
Seth C. McKee

Chapter 16
The 2024 Presidential Election in the South in Context
Christopher A. Cooper and H. Gibbs Knotts

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