"The audit question will be a millstone hung around her neck," Stephen Farnsworth says. "Even in the most fantastical interpretations of the 2020 election, Virginia was not anywhere near a state that was close, and that partisan vote won't help her with voters who are not reflexively Republican."
The impact of the January 6th committee on Virginia’s 2nd Congressional race (WVTF)
Stephen Farnsworth at the University of Mary Washington says she was able to use those big name endorsements to win against state Senator Bryce Reeves and first-time candidate Derrick Anderson. "Vega's very aggressive effort of courting very conservative voices in Virginia and nationally really paid off here."
“It’s very clear that Vega is trying to build her campaign on the far-right segment of the Republican Party,” said Stephen Farnsworth, director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies at the University of Mary Washington.
Yesli Vega wins GOP nomination to challenge Spanberger in 7th (The Richmond Times-Dispatch)
"I think there are a couple of things to recognize with the conversations so far. First of all, almost all of the voices you are hearing are Republicans who are inside the administration," said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
The U.S. Investigation Into the Jan. 6th Capitol Hill Attack (Global News Radio 640 Toronto)
“The reality is that Joe Biden came to office with an immensely long list of challenges: From COVID, to instability in eastern Europe, to trying to bring the country together after Jan. 6,” said Stephen Farnsworth, co-author of the book “Late Night with Trump: Political Humor and the American Presidency.”
Biden readies for balancing act in first late-night sit-down (The Hill)
