But Stephen Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington, said that March’s meager legislative record and her reputation as a rabble-rouser might not necessarily hurt her during her nomination battle against Williams. “There are two ways to win a primary election. One is to be a loyal foot soldier for the team, and the other is to use your unpopularity as proof that you are the genuine article,” Farnsworth said. 

Del. March complains that fellow Republicans ‘attempted to humiliate me’ (Cardinal News)

"This is going to be a big audience for the President. We are talking about thirty million people watching it live and others getting clips online, so this is a big opportunity for Biden to not only talk about what has been going well over the last two years in office but also setting the stage for the presidential election to come," said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.

State of the Union Preview (CTV News Canada)

There will be plenty of other failed bills this session. In fact, gridlock is to be expected when “voters put one party in charge of one chamber and the other party in charge of the other,” according to Stephen Farnsworth, director of the University of Mary Washington Center for Leadership and Media Studies and a political science professor.

4 dead Virginia bills: Eliminated divorce period, sexual harassment education, wrongful death and shorter absentee vote period (The Virginian-Pilot)

Opinion Column: In border politics, Youngkin stays closer to home

By STEPHEN J. FARNSWORTH AND CASSANDRA ATKINSON, Richmond Times-Dispatch, February 3, 2023

Last fall, many Republicans thought the path to successful midterm congressional elections involved emphasizing several topics dear to party conservatives: critical race theory, parental rights, transgender policies, the false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, investigating the contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop and continuing hostility toward President Joe Biden.

As everyone now knows, that strategy did not work out so well. But the narrow Republican U.S. House majority continues to emphasize many of those same issues, in part because the most conservative and combative Republican voices enjoy outsized influence given that the party can’t do anything without them.

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"The reality is that we may be closer to the start of the story than the end of it. We don't know how many documents were improperly handled and that's going to be the question going forward," said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.

More Documents Found in Biden’s Home (CTV News)

Stephen Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, told The Washington Post that he thinks the main goal for lawmakers this session “will be to get back to the district and run for reelection as soon as possible. Anything that can be delayed likely will be delayed.”

Legislative season likely to bring controversy (Fluvanna Review)