Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington, said it’s important for the clerk candidate and the mayor to address any perception of favoritism that could arise.
Professor Stephen Farnsworth of the University of Mary Washington in Virginia said that President Trump’s decision to abandon further discussions with the Taliban shortly before a planned meeting at Camp David marks the latest failed effort in a series of efforts by US presidents to deal with the continuing problems in Afghanistan.
Professor Stephen Farnsworth of the University of Mary Washington said that President Trump's renewed plans to increase tariffs on Chinese goods have spooked the markets, which are also troubled by the president's policy inconsistency from day to day.
Stephen Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, told WAMU that the new voter registrations in that state likely favor Democrats. “Younger people vote 60-40 for Democrats, and groups moving to Virginia tend to be less Republican than those already here,” Farnsworth told the NPR affiliate.
Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington, said that group generally needs something “new and different” to overcome the inherent benefits of incumbency.
“Incumbents are going to get most of the campaign finance money anyway,” Farnsworth said. “So you can make a statement of principle out of your disadvantage.”
Republicans are in a risky position, though, because opinion polls have consistently shown that most Virginians favor stricter gun laws, said Stephen Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington. “Failing to respond to that public feeling, particularly in the aftermath of Virginia Beach, would be politically problematic for Republicans,” Farnsworth said. He added that Northam will get credit if the legislature acts, while a lack of results would give Democrats something to blame on Republicans this fall.
