University of Mary Washington professor Stephen Farnsworth said the confrontation isn’t surprising in this fraught political atmosphere. “What’s clear is that America is not in a happy place,” he said. “Half of the country is going to be furious once this election is resolved, and many people are already very, very upset in advance of Election Day.”
Stephen J. Farnsworth, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Political Science, focusing on the mass media, the presidency and Virginia politics
