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Details on Trump FBI Search Released (CTV News Canada)

"What we see here is a pretty compelling case to be made that there is a lot of classified information that has been in the former President's possession despite laws requiring it to be turned over to the government," said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of  political science at the University of Mary Washington in Virginia.

Details on Trump FBI Search Released (CTV News)

Republicans Running for Statehouse Seats Sharpen Attacks on Public Education (Route-Fifty.com)

"Any success politically is going to be replicated elsewhere so it's entirely predictable that what worked in Virginia will be employed in other purple states around the county,'' said Stephen J. Farnsworth, a professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia. “Polls show a lot of people are pretty happy with the job the schools do but … a narrative doesn’t have to be true for it to be effective in politics.”

Republicans Running for Statehouse Seats Sharpen Attacks on Public Education (Route-Fifty.com)

Farnsworth Comments on Virginia Key Political Race

Farnsworth Comments on Virginia Key Political Race

Professor of Political Science Stephen Farnsworth spoke about Virginia's 7th Congressional District race in an article titled "Spanberger flips the script on policing in race against auxiliary deputy," which ran in The Washington Post and Hero Mag. In the article, Farnsworth said that, while Republicans have had a firm hold on the “law-and-order” messaging in recent decades, Jan. 6 may have changed that. Now, he said, Democrats have an opening to undermine their Republican opponents’ professed commitment to law-and-order and flip the script on them — exactly what Spanberger has sought to do. 

 

Read more in The Washington Post.

Other recent media mentions for Dr. Farnsworth include:

  • Campaign cash flowing ahead of Prince William’s 2023 elections: Inside NOVA; WTOP
  • Liz Cheney defeated in Wyoming primary: Courthouse News
  • Williams asks Youngkin to deny Washington, D.C. help with migrant influx: Cardinal News

Mary Washington ElderStudy Encourages Lifelong Learning

As each August rolls around, University of Mary Washington students are getting ready for the new school year.

But they’re not the only ones heading back to class. Fredericksburg area seniors are gearing up for a new season of Mary Washington ElderStudy, or MWES. The lifelong learning program, celebrating its 30th year, offers exciting lectures, book discussions, gallery tours, performances, and 

This fall’s events include lectures on the history of education in colonial America, virtual reality, the issue of food waste, and the restoration of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey House and the contributions UMW students made to the project. Professor of Political Science Stephen Farnsworth will provide an overview of the midterm elections.

The post Mary Washington ElderStudy Encourages Lifelong Learning appeared first on EagleEye.

Farnsworth Weighs in on Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit

Professor of Political Science Stephen Farnsworth spoke to appeared on a segment titled "Pelosi Visits Taiwan Despite Warnings" on CTV News Canada. “There’s no time like the present to stand up for democracy,” Farnsworth said. “I think the fundamental challenge the United States faces in the wake of the Donald Trump years is to demonstrate a commitment to the principles that we have.” Hear more

Farnsworth also spoke to the Australian Broadcasting Corp. for a story titled “Kansas Put Abortion Rights on the Ballot. The Surprising Outcome is Reverberating Across the United States.” Farnsworth said: “What you see here, though, is that the Republican Party has put itself in a very difficult spot on the abortion question. It is much better to be a Republican running against abortion when abortion is legal than to be asking voters how to react once abortion is under the kind of threat that it’s under right now.” Read more.

Explore other recent media mentions featuring Dr. Farnsworth:

U.S. Proposes Prisoner Swap to Russia (CTV News)
Trump Gives Washington Speech (CTV News Canada)