Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at University of Mary Washington, said government officials will have to work harder to prove they are authority figures. Otherwise, social media websites will lose credibility.
“The word is out on far right platforms and elsewhere that content moderation is going to be loosened, and the volume of hate speech has increased as a result of a looser control,” he said.
University of Mary Washington professor Stephen J. Farnsworth believes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has strengthened his candidacy against Trump with his landslide re-election victory. Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump seem to be on a collision course in the 2024 Republican presidential nomination contest, says Farnsworth to NTB.
Opinion Column By Stephen J. Farnsworth and Stephen Hanna
Where the counties of Loudoun and Prince William have gone will Stafford and Spotsylvania soon follow?
Commentary: 2022 midterm highlighted by red-blue shift in the 7th (The Free Lance-Star)
Stephen Farnsworth, who directs the Center for Leadership and Media Studies at the University of Mary Washington, said Republicans in Virginia may find it tough to retain their House majority next year in these new districts.
Gibson: Trump creates dilemma for Va. GOP in 2023 (Roanoke Times) 
Opinion Column by Stephen J. Farnsworth and Emily Hemphill
Thanks to the Electoral College and to shifting partisan loyalties, Virginia enjoyed being “the belle of the ball” for three straight presidential elections: 2008, 2012 and 2016. During those years, Old Dominion voters found themselves frequently courted by presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
Column: Sorry, Virginia, we’re stuck with the Electoral College (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
"It's clear that the former president wants to change the subject. The mid-term elections were not very good for the Republicans here in the United States," said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
