Opinion Column By Stephen J. Farnsworth and Anders Barretta
Tuesday’s election results in Virginia, where Democratic nominee Kamala Harris won the commonwealth’s electoral votes and the two major parties each went one-for-one in the two most volatile congressional districts (2 and 7), should demonstrate — once again — that Virginia has not become a blue state.
“Donald Trump always pushed the political and legal systems as far as they could go,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington.
“Well, the polls all showed that Virginia was going to be one of the states where the Democrats had the advantage,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
“Well, there is a painful reality here that to Donald Trump’s message resonated in this country ad I think a number of Democrats are trying to figure out a way that they can avoid that painful message by blaming something internal,” said Stephen Farnsworth., professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
“What we’ll see in the short term is an answer to the question of exactly what is the plan that the Trump administration wants to put forward regarding federal workers,” said Dr. Stephen J. Farnsworth, professor of political science and international affairs at the University of Mary Washington.
Fate of federal workforce unclear as Trump wins second term (DC News Now)
“You really do see a scenario where a lot of people felt like they could take care of the abortion question I think on the referendum or legislative side and vote for Trump based on other matters of high importance to them,” Dr. Stephen Farnsworth of University Mary Washington said.
Northern Virginia Trump supporters react to election win (WUSA 9)
