Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently commented on the following news stories:
Voting Underway in Virginia's High-Stakes Gov. Race (CBS News)
With Youngkin victorious, a post-Trump Virginia returns as a swing state (The Washington Post)
Republican Winsome Sears projected to win lieutenant governor’s race (The Washington [...]
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Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington, said Virginia should start thinking about substantial changes to the process before the next redistricting in 2030 to regain the confidence of voters who sought change. The commission, he said, “failed in every respect to do what the majority of Virginians thought would be the best way forward.”
"The main challenge Virginia Democrats are facing right now is how to build up voter turnout without running against President Trump," says Stephen J. Farnsworth, a University of Mary Washington political science professor. "Now that he is no longer in office, the enthusiasm that powered Democratic victories in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 is going to have to be rekindled without him." If the enthusiasm gap persists through Election Day, Farnsworth says, "it could be fatal to Democrats' chances in November."
“Elections in Virginia have long been won and lost in the suburbs,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington. “The Democratic gains over the last four years have been concentrated in suburban districts.”
Virginia’s suburbs are the key battleground for control of the House of Delegates (Washington Post)
