“The big challenge for any candidate in their first statewide race is becoming well-known,” says Dr. Stephen Farnsworth, a professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington. “When your previous electorate was 1/100th of the population of Virginia, you have a lot of introducing of yourself to do.”
“Historically in Virginia, the angriest voters belong to the party that lost the previous election, and angry voters are the voters that turn out,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a political scientist and director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies at the University of Mary Washington.
Republicans aim to reverse Virginia’s blue shift as gubernatorial polls tighten (WSET-TV)
Professor Stephen Farnsworth of the University of Mary Washington discussed this crisis facing the White House. "I think that this is just simply a no-win situation for the president," Farnsworth said.
“Right now, this year’s contest for governor looks to be the closest statewide election in years,” said Stephen J. Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington and director of UMW’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, noting that with former President Donald Trump out of office, “this election looks very different from those of the past four years.”
Virginia’s local school districts have generally handled the COVID-19 crisis effectively, a new University of Mary Washington statewide survey reveals.
Asked to rate COVID policies in their local school districts on an A-to-F scale, where A is excellent, C is adequate and F signifies a failure, 12 percent of respondents gave their local districts an A, [...]
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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:
Democrats harness vaccinated Americans’ ire at holdouts as a political force (The Washington Times)
God, COVID and the Rage Against the Unvaccinated (Bacon’s Rebellion)
Youngkin’s calls for bagging Virginia’s grocery tax may hit home for economy-minded voters (The Washington Times) 