Stephen Farnsworth, a professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington, says few Democrats or Republicans have taken a definitive stance on data centers in the region, leaving the issue up for grabs. “Some Democrats and some Republicans are motivated by the economic development opportunities or the need for greater national security capacity,” Farnsworth explains. “On the other hand, there are also a lot of concerns in terms of the electricity that’s going to be required to run these centers.” 

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“This environment is going to be a favorable one for Democrats, all indications are, and Mark Warner is one of the people who’s going to benefit, given the timing of when his term is up for reelection,” said Stephen Farnsworth, Director of the University of Mary Washington’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies.

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Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington, described Mayor Bowser’s agenda as “full” throughout her time in office. Relations between the District and the Trump administration have been particularly challenging, he said.

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“In politics, it seems like there’s always buyer’s remorse about a year into a presidency, there’s often a great deal of dissatisfaction with what the voters decided a year earlier,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington. “A year in is when the opposition tends to be energized.”

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“Particularly in urban areas of the state, there’s been this rapid escalation in home prices,” Stephen Farnsworth, who teaches political science at the university of Mary Washington, told Homes.com. “That creates all kinds of economic uncertainty for people who want to buy a house and wonder if they’ll ever be able to.”

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“There’s an old saying that money talks–the big contributions that are possible in Virginia means that money shouts,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a professor at the University of Mary Washington.

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