Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, said Spanberger’s vocal push to police lawmakers’ stock-trading abilities hits a sweet spot in politics: finding a unifying issue that taps into people’s frustration with elites in Washington that transcends party lines.
Spanberger has centered a stock-trading ban. Pelosi says a vote is coming. (Washington Post)
"There are two things that have happened. One is that this district has been redesigned," said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington. "The other is that Donald Trump is now a former president."
Abigail Spanberger, Yesli Vega, and the Fight for Virginia’s 7th District (Pod Virginia) 
Professor of Political Science Stephen Farnsworth spoke to The Boston Globe for an article titled "'People are in a bad situation.' Inflation looms large as Democrats try to hold pivotal toss-up seat." The once-a-decade redrawing of congressional boundaries made Spanberger’s district more Democratic this year by adding communities closer to Washington and removing Republican-leaning areas farther south around Richmond, Farnsworth said.
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Farnsworth also received several other recent media mentions, including:
The emphasis on former president Trump, especially after the FBI raided the former president’s Florida home to retrieve classified government documents, changes the dynamics of the 2022 midterm elections, said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
The once-a-decade redrawing of congressional boundaries made Spanberger’s district more Democratic this year by adding communities closer to Washington and removing Republican-leaning areas farther south around Richmond, said Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg.
"One of the reasons why the health care bill isn't going to have as much of an immediate impact is its going to take time for the consequences to take shape in the electorate ... the new Medicare rules will be a huge impact on their finances but it's not clear how visible that will be right away," said Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington.
Democrats tout their health care bonafides in midterm stretch run (Axios)
