Stephen Farnsworth, a politics professor at the University of Mary Washington, says whoever wins Virginia’s 7th district may decide the fate of the majority in congress. “This district is really a district that Democrats can win on good days [or] Republicans can win on good days and you can expect both to put an immense amount of money into this race,” Farnsworth said.
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Late Night Goes Soft on Biden (Politico)
According to Stephen Farnsworth, the director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies at the University of Mary Washington and co-author of Late Night with Trump: Political Humor and the American Presidency, there was another reason for the shift in attitude: ratings.
Not with a bang, but a whimper (Virginia Business)
“The only important thing that the legislature really did is the one thing they have to do: Pass a budget,” says Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington who has tracked the state legislature for decades. “This is a session that would qualify as one of the more forgettable ones.”
Could Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin be Trump’s pick for VP? (FOX 5 Washington)
Professor Stephen Farnsworth of the University of Mary Washington tells FOX 5 he believes Youngkin is a serious vice-presidential contender. "It makes a lot of sense for Glenn Youngkin, I think, to be considered seriously because THE key issue for Donald Trump in think is winning again," Farnsworth said. "It is important to note that Youngkin is an early endorser of the former President and has not done the sort of things to make an enemy of Donald Trump that some other Republicans in Virginia have done."
Could Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin be Trump’s pick for VP? (FOX 5 Washington)
Farnsworth Lectures on Presidential Election in Poland
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of Political Science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently presented a lecture, "The State of the U.S. Presidential Election," at the British-American Studies Center of Maria Curie Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland. The talk was derived from portions of Dr. Farnsworth's recently published book, Presidential Communication and Character: White House News Management from Clinton and Cable to Twitter and Trump. Dr. Farnsworth served at the University of Warsaw in Poland as a 2024 Fulbright Distinguished Scholar. Key takeaways from the 2024 Virginia primary election results (WJLA)
“The reality is that if McGuire wins, it will be Trump that made the difference,” said University of Mary Washington Political Science Professor Stephen Farnsworth. “The last hours of the campaign, you saw Trump go all in on this race, in part because for Trump, a lot of politics is personal, and when Congressman Good decided to back Ron DeSantis against Donald Trump in the Republican presidential nomination, well, Good created a target on his back as far as Donald Trump was concerned.”
Key takeaways from the 2024 Virginia primary election results (WJLA)
