"It is the sort of district where congressional majorities are won and lost," University of Mary Washington political science professor Stephen Farnsworth said. "If you can’t win the outer-ring suburban counties of big cities in America, then you’re not going to be in the House majority."
Virginia District 7 House seat goes to Democrat Yevgeny ‘Eugene’ Vindman: AP calls (Fox 5 DC)
Some of the credit for the purple blush should go to Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) and his ability to connect with suburban voters, University of Mary Washington political science professor Stephen J. Farnsworth said. “The movement of suburban voters into the D column had really been accelerating before Youngkin’s victory [in 2021],” Farnsworth said, referring to the Republican’s narrow win in that year’s gubernatorial race.
Trump lost Virginia but gained ground in slightly less blue D.C. suburbs (The Washington Post)
“In Virginia and nationally, red areas became more red and blue areas became less blue nearly everywhere,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington.
Less suburban support narrows Harris’ Virginia margin (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
“Well, I think one of the things we can appreciate about Joe Biden is the extent to which he really does put the country first,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
“I think one of the things to take away from this election is that the Republicans were able to do a bit better in the suburbs than they have in the past,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
“The reality is that we are a 50/50 country, and there are going to be 50/50 districts,” explained Stephen Farnsworth, PhD, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington.
Maryland’s District 6 race remains deadlocked before remaining mail, provisional ballots (WJLA)
