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Winsome Sears, former state delegate, wins GOP nomination for Virginia lieutenant governor (Washington Post)
"The biggest problem for the Republican ticket is the fact that Virginia has been trending blue," said Stephen J. Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg.
Elephants on a Wire (Style Weekly)
Steve Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, agrees, saying, “it’s very complicated. This is not a way to unify the party.”
Link Virginia lieutenant governor’s race attracts a dozen candidates who want to lift role out of obscurity (Washington Post)
“The lieutenant governor matters in two circumstances,” said Stephen J. Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg. “The first one is when the Senate is evenly divided. The lieutenant governor also matters if something happens to the governor. But, short of that, you’re basically in the political on-deck circle.”
Balance of Power: Quest for Rural Broadband in Virginia (Bloomberg News)
Professor Stephen Farnsworth, Director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies at University of Mary Washington, discusses broadband investment in President Biden's infrastructure plan.
Self-Financing in the Race for Governor (WVTF)
Stephen Farnsworth at the University of Mary Washington says anybody who can write a five-million-dollar check can also afford to lose that much money without it causing much of a problem.
