University of Mary Washington professor Stephen J. Farnsworth believes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has strengthened his candidacy against Trump with his landslide re-election victory. Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump seem to be on a collision course in the 2024 Republican presidential nomination contest, says Farnsworth to NTB.
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Opinion Column: 2022 midterm highlighted by red-blue shift in the 7th Congressional District (The Free Lance-Star)
Opinion Column By Stephen J. Farnsworth and Stephen Hanna
Where the counties of Loudoun and Prince William have gone will Stafford and Spotsylvania soon follow?
Commentary: 2022 midterm highlighted by red-blue shift in the 7th (The Free Lance-Star)
Farnsworth and Hemphill publish opinion column in the Richmond Times-Dispatch
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of Political Science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, and Emily Hemphill, a UMW senior majoring in political science and minoring in journalism, are coauthors of an opinion column, "Sorry, Virginia, we’re stuck with the Electoral College," which was published recently in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Link Farnsworth, Hanna and Seltzer Publish Book Chapter on Virginia Politics
Professor of Political Science Stephen Farnsworth, who is director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies; Professor of Geography Stephen P. Hanna; and Kate Seltzer, a 2021 graduate of UMW with degrees in political science and in communication and digital studies, are coauthors of a book chapter entitled, “Declining Rural Influence in Virginia Politics: Comparing Mark Warner’s 2001 and 2020 Elections,” which was published in the new book, Vibrant Virginia: Engaging the Commonwealth to Expand Economic Vitality, just published by Virginia Tech.
Further information on the book is available here: Link
Gibson: Trump creates dilemma for Va. GOP in 2023 (Roanoke Times)
Stephen Farnsworth, who directs the Center for Leadership and Media Studies at the University of Mary Washington, said Republicans in Virginia may find it tough to retain their House majority next year in these new districts.
Gibson: Trump creates dilemma for Va. GOP in 2023 (Roanoke Times) Opinion Column: Sorry, Virginia, we’re stuck with the Electoral College (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Opinion Column by Stephen J. Farnsworth and Emily Hemphill
Thanks to the Electoral College and to shifting partisan loyalties, Virginia enjoyed being “the belle of the ball” for three straight presidential elections: 2008, 2012 and 2016. During those years, Old Dominion voters found themselves frequently courted by presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
Column: Sorry, Virginia, we’re stuck with the Electoral College (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
