“The Constitution is very clear about this. You serve two terms and you are done,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
“The reality is that it is a tough environment for any Republican in Virginia or elsewhere in the country to make all that much progress as a candidate if you’re not fully supported by Donald Trump,” University of Mary Washington political scientist Stephen Farnsworth told National Journal.
“There wouldn’t be much of an impact (of joining),” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington. “I think the main thing is that President Trump is trying to do is to demonstrate just how tight the connection is between the UK and the US, particularly at a time when you see the president getting into some difficult environments with some other NATO allies.”
The interview with Dr. Farnsworth starts at 13:20: Link
The panel, moderated by University of Mary Washington political science professor Dr. Stephen Farnsworth, focused on the sweeping changes being proposed by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a federal initiative aiming to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in government spending.
Spanberger submitted twice the number of signatures that Sears did — 40,000 to 20,000. But University of Mary Washington Political Science professor Stephen Farnsworth said that may speak more to Virginia Republicans’ preference for conventions and other systems to pick their nominees instead of an open primary; they just don’t have the signature collection infrastructure that Democrats do. But he doesn’t think the number of signatures is all that important anyway.
“I do think it is a good start in what has been a horrific war on both sides,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
