“The fact that this process has been as contentious as it is really speaks to the kind of trench warfare politics that we’ve long seen in Washington, and we’re seeing more and more of in Virginia," said Stephen Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington. “Compared to a generation ago, there are very few moderate voices visible in Virginia.”
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Virginia’s 2021 governor’s race may paint a picture for the 2022 midterm elections (Straight Arrow News)
”Virginia looks a lot like America compared to many states,” said Dr. Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington. “Virginia looks much more like America than West Virginia or Maryland, in my view.”
Farnsworth, Seltzer and Burkley Present Research Paper on Political Humor
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, Kate Seltzer, a 2021 graduate of UMW with degrees in Political Science and in Communication and Digital Studies, and Sally Burkley, a senior Political Science and Communication and Digital Studies double major at UMW, are coauthors of a research paper entitled, “Winning (and Losing) on Late Night: Political Humor and the 2020 Presidential Campaign,” which was presented recently at the American Political Science Association Pre-conference in Political Communication [online].
In Virginia, no Trump on the ballot and a toss-up governor’s race only 1 month away (WUSA-TV)
“I think the reason for that, primarily, is Donald Trump is not president anymore,” said Dr. Stephen Farnsworth, a University of Mary Washington political scientist. “All of those previous years, we had elections where a lot of the conversation was about President Trump. And that anger about President Trump really motivated Democratic voters around the commonwealth.”
In Virginia, no Trump on the ballot and a toss-up governor’s race only 1 month away (WUSA 9)
Democrats on defense as their new House majority faces its first electoral test (Virginia Mercury)
But what is not up for debate is that, with Trump out of the White House, Republicans are looking at better odds than they have over any of the past four years in Virginia, said Stephen Farnsworth, director of the University of Mary Washington’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies.
Democrats on defense as their new House majority faces its first electoral test (Virginia Mercury)
How Late-Night Comedy Evolved from Trump to Biden (Harvard Political Review)
“Trump’s false claims about a stolen election continue to animate the choices Republicans are making, not only in Washington but in statehouses around the country,” added Farnsworth.
How Late-Night Comedy Evolved from Trump to Biden (Harvard Political Review)
