The Comeback

“Busch and Pitney have done it again—engaging writing in service of excellent narrative and analysis. Anyone interested in politics will be interested in this book.” – Michael Nelson, Rhodes College“The Comeback marvelously highlights all the critical elements of the 2024 election. Incisive in its focus on personalities in historical context, elegantly written, with just the right balance of enviable dispassion and concern about civic health, this accessible volume is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand what made the 2024 campaigns and elections both predictable and—let’s face it—weird. In a time of uncertainty and seeming instability, Busch and Pitney have done it again—provided a roadmap to understand where we’ve been, how we got here, and where we might be headed. Highly recommended.” – David A. Crockett, Trinity University“Busch and Pitney have once again created an insightful and balanced guide to a complicated election. Putting it in conversation with previous elections, they examine the concerns of a divided America; provide a thoughtful discussion of Kamala Harris’s unique rise; and produce a satisfying explanation for the evolution of the Republican Party during the Trump era. For anyone struggling to understand these important topics, The Comeback is invaluable.” – Sarah Burns, Rochester Institute of Technology“Andrew Busch and John J. Pitney Jr.’s The Comeback is an incisive description and analysis of the fascinating 2024 presidential campaign. Perhaps most significantly in this time of deep political division, its treatment of events, issues, and the candidates is fair and dispassionate. This volume is a worthy successor to the acclaimed series on American elections and is likely to be consulted and cited for years to come.” – Richard Himelfarb, Hofstra University“The Comeback is a thorough, thoughtful and incisive recap of the 2024 elections. It meets the very high standard they have set in their previous presidential election year volumes.” – Marc Landy, Boston College

Andrew E. Busch is a professor in the Howard H. Baker, Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs and associate director of the Institute of American Civics at the University of Tennessee.

John J. Pitney Jr. is Roy P. Crocker Professor of Politics at Claremont McKenna College.