“It doesn’t seem likely she will face a nomination challenge from her party given Spanberger’s success in politics,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington, said that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), will be a popular choice for secretary of state, but that some of President-elect Trump’s other cabinet choices may run into trouble during the U.S. Senate’s confirmation hearings.
“Above all, this is what we call retrospective voting in political science. People look at the Biden administration presidency, they look at the economic conditions that they are seeing in their personal lives,, and they say no, I want something different,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
Opinion Column By Stephen J. Farnsworth and Anders Barretta
Virginia’s sprawling Seventh Congressional District, which includes all or part of ten counties and the City of Fredericksburg, was one of the most sought-after congressional prizes nationally this year. It was one of a dozen or so districts situated largely in outer ring suburban counties, which comprise the borderlands between Blue metropolitan areas and the Red rural counties. These are largely purple locations where congressional majorities are won and lost in America.
Virginia Seven, once again, did not disappoint.
“It’s not impossible for the out party to win these districts, but a lot would have to go wrong for the dominant party to lose — a contentious nomination struggle, an extremely low turnout special election or a really energized out party,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington. “You would basically need a perfect storm followed by another perfect storm … Most of the time, perfect storms don’t happen.”
“Well, it’s important to recognize that Donald Trump makes a lot of promises. But, this one, I think above all immigration question is the promise that he intends to keep,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
