iv Contents Chapter 7 Fact-Checking and the 2016 Presidential Election: News Media’s Attempts to Correct Misleading Information from the Debates 134 Daniela V. Dimitrova and Kimberly Nelson Chapter 8 “I’m About to Be President We’re All Going to Die”: Baldwin, Trump, and the Rhetorical Power of Comedic Presidential Impersonation 151 Will Howell and Trevor Parry-Giles Part Two Campaign Communication Chapter 9 Processing the Political: Presidential Primary Debate “Live-Tweeting” as Information Processing 169 Josh C. Bramlett, Mitchell S. McKinney, and Benjamin R. Warner Chapter 10 Donald Trump and the Rejection of the Norms of American Politics and Rhetoric 189 Robert C. Rowland Chapter 11 “The Greatest Country on Earth”: The Evolution of Michelle Obama’s American Dream 206 Ryan Neville-Shepard and Meredith Neville-Shepard Chapter 12 Loss of Faith: A Realignment of Religion on the Campaign Trail 223 Brian Kaylor Chapter 13 Late Night with Donald Trump: An Exploration of the Combined Effects of Political Comedy and Political Advertising 235 Freddie J. Jennings, Calvin R. Coker, Josh C. Bramlett, Joel Lansing Reed, and Joshua P. Bolton Chapter 14 Going on Defense: The Unprecedented Use of Defensive Appeals in 2016 U.S. Presidential Debates 253 Corey B. Davis Chapter 15 Gender and Videostyle in 2016: Advertising in Mixed-Gender Races for the U.S. House 274 Kelly L. Winfrey and James M. Schnoebelen Chapter 16 From Interactivity to Incitement: Ubiquitous Communication and Elite Calls for Participation 296 Joshua M. Scacco, Kevin Coe, and Delaney Harness