“The 2nd District is probably the second most competitive district in Virginia, after the 7th District in the Fredericksburg area,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington.
“Jones has said some horrible things, and we will see if the voters find his behavior unforgivable. In these partisan times, many people are willing to forgive a great deal from politicians on their team and forgive nothing from people on the other team” said Stephen J. Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington. “I expect that some Democrats will leave the AG line blank, which reduces the chances that Jones will win.”
“I thought both candidates did what they wanted to do going into this debate, said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
“I think it is clear that the relationship between the Ukrainian president and the American president is much stronger than it has been,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
“One of the key factors about the new timetable is that elections are occurring when partisan tensions are high,” said University of Mary Washington Professor Stephen Farnsworth, who specializes in political science and media affairs. “People are being primed by all these attack ads about how horrible the other side is, and it shouldn’t surprise anyone that a contentious political environment affects local races as well as state.”
“I do think both candidates were pretty effective in talking about the issues that they wanted to talk about. Jay Jones consistently talked about the Trump administration and tried to convince voters that they should look beyond the texting scandal. The Republicans in contrast are very much focused on the tax scandal,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
