University of Mary Washington Political Science Professor Emeritus Stephen Farnsworth said Taylor and Perriello may be trying to tap into the current public opinion on AI, data centers and the merger. “One of the most important things in politics is being where the people are,” Farnsworth told 8News.
Stephen Farnsworth, political science professor at the University of Mary Washington, told Newsweek the odds of Democrats flipping the Senate are “about 50/50.”
“President Trump promised to make things better, and most voters say he has made things worse. The price of gasoline is back up, and food and housing costs are increasing. Voters blame Trump’s decision to start a war in Iran for part of the reason prices are continuing to increase,” he said.
Column By Stephen J. Farnsworth
August is a month for packing up the belongings of young adults and moving them into apartments and dorm rooms, for back-to-school sales and maybe for squeezing one more out-of-town trip into the summer calendar. A time for holding Republican primaries in Virginia? Well, not so much.
“Certainly, if Republicans are going to take one seat now held by a Democrat in Virginia, the 7th [District] is the most likely scenario,” University of Mary Washington political science professor Stephen Farnsworth said.
But Farnsworth said negative evaluations of President Trump are undermining the prospects for Republican candidates in purple districts like the Seventh. For Farnsworth, the economy — including prices, gasoline, housing, and groceries — is more likely to determine how voters cast their ballots in November.
Stephen Farnsworth, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Mary Washington, said that Gov. Moore’s re-election might boost his presidential prospects in what is likely to be a crowded Democratic field in 2028.
“You are looking at a lot of people who want to run and a lot of people who have been in politics longer than he has,” Farnsworth said.
“President Trump is a very effective advocate for boosting Democratic turnout in some districts,” said Steve Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington.
