“This is very bad news for Democrats and good news for Republicans,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.

The ruling is a “significant setback” for Democrats, Stephen Farnsworth, political science professor at the University of Mary Washington, told Newsweek. “The hope for the Democrats had been that Virginia could counter Republican gains in Ohio, Missouri and North Carolina and now that’s not going to happen,” he said. “Democrats are still probably likely to pick up one or two seats with the old map but nowhere near the net gain of four with the new lines.”

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“What 20 years ago would have been disqualifying is now hardly a bump in the road,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.

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“It always seemed like this was going to be a pretty close contest,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.

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“Right now, voters don’t know what district they’re in, and candidates don’t know what district they’re going to run in,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at University of Mary Washington. “Fortunately, the Virginia Supreme Court tends to move a lot faster than the U.S. Supreme Court, but time is clearly of the essence right now.”

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“The legal question here is not whether the voting outcome was legitimate — it was — but rather whether the referendum question was properly put before the voters in the first place,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington. 

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