Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and international affairs at the University of Mary Washington, also thinks spectators should be careful when reading into where the most early voting has happened until now. Still, he does think it was smart of Youngkin and Republicans to push early voting.
Early voter turnouts high in Republican and competitive districts (The Black Chronicle)
“Virginia has rapidly returned to its purple state status,” said Stephen J. Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington and the Center’s director. “This new statewide survey shows that Virginia’s voters are basically evenly divided as they approach the upcoming Virginia legislative elections.”
Virginians divided over 2023 legislative elections in statewide survey (WFVA News Talk 1230)
University of Mary Washington political science professor notes: "Virginia is back to a purple state after flirting with a period of being blue, with 42-percent of the likely voters in this survey wanting a Republican majority legislature and 42-percent wanting Democrats in control."
University of Mary Washington poll shows Virginia legislative elections 50-50 (WINA)
“This survey shows that those combative voices at school board meetings are not representative of public opinion across the Commonwealth regarding public education,” said Stephen J. Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington and director of UMW’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies. “Overall, Virginians remain quite positive about the performance of their schools, both regarding education generally and providing a safe learning environment.”
“Virginia has rapidly returned to its purple state status,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at UMW and the Center’s director, in a press release issued by the university about the survey results. The statewide survey of 1,000 Virginia residents, including 833 registered voters and 771 likely voters, was conducted for UMW by Research America Inc. between Sept. 5 and Sept. 11.
UMW poll shows Virginia “has rapidly returned to purple state status” (The Free Lance-Star)
"Republicans in Congress are making it harder for Republicans in Virginia to win," said Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at University of Mary Washington. "Taking away someone's paycheck, even temporarily, is a major source of anxiety."
