"Vega's very aggressive effort at courting very conservative voices in Virginia and nationally really paid off here," said Stephen Farnsworth, director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies at the University of Mary Washington. "In a race where a lot of the candidates on the ballot are going to be relatively unknown to a lot of the voters, Vega's decision to come in with a lot of high-profile conservative endorsements helped push her across the finish line." Candidates are Set for Fall Election (Connection Newspapers)

"The audit question will be a millstone hung around her neck," Stephen Farnsworth says. "Even in the most fantastical interpretations of the 2020 election, Virginia was not anywhere near a state that was close, and that partisan vote won't help her with voters who are not reflexively Republican."

The impact of the January 6th committee on Virginia’s 2nd Congressional race (WVTF)

Stephen Farnsworth at the University of Mary Washington says she was able to use those big name endorsements to win against state Senator Bryce Reeves and first-time candidate Derrick Anderson. "Vega's very aggressive effort of courting very conservative voices in Virginia and nationally really paid off here."

Vega, Kiggans win Congressional primaries (WVTF)

“It’s very clear that Vega is trying to build her campaign on the far-right segment of the Republican Party,” said Stephen Farnsworth, director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies at the University of Mary Washington.

Yesli Vega wins GOP nomination to challenge Spanberger in 7th (The Richmond Times-Dispatch)