“There’s no doubt that when government saves money and identifies fraud, that’s going to be popular with voters,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington. “The problem in the current environment, though, is that that narrative may very well be drowned out by the huge public concern over the economy.”
“The prospective of the Democrats is that they can pick up two of those seats in District 1 and 2,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor emeritus at the University of Mary Washington.
“Even though Democrats were thwarted in their plans to come up with a net gain of four seats in Virginia, the difficult environment for Republicans this cycle, because of the president, does create the possibility that there may be two seats, particularly Congressional District 1 and 2 … could be pickups anyway,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
By Stephen J. Farnsworth
Virginia has tentatively been offered sixth place in the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination calendar: an improvement over its usual Super Tuesday location, but far less than it deserves. Virginia should be first in line.
“I think we are looking at a lower turnout than would normally be the case,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
“When we talk about spending in politics, this is one of the true growth industries in Virginia and in America, up there with military procurement,” said Steve Farnsworth, emeritus professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
