"The obstacles of the nomination and re-nomination of Trump and Biden are settled, so the delegates should add up to fifty percent plus one by the time the counting is done tomorrow," said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
Biden, Trump Look to Secure Party Presidential Nominations (CTV News)
In order for the deal to progress this year, Youngkin would need to propose an amendment to the budget bill, which the chambers would then vote on at the April 17 session or call a special legislative session. But Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington—and a longtime Virginia General Assembly watcher—said it was unlikely such a move would be successful. “Trying to add the stadium deal to the legislature’s budget plan only means that the Senate would reject that project again,” Farnsworth told Washingtonian. “The governor wants a legacy, and the Democratic majorities can just wait him out—he only has one more session as governor after this year’s session concludes.”
So, Is the Potomac Yard Stadium Deal Dead? (Washingtonian Magazine)
“There was little chance that the Republican Primary was going to be close, and Haley’s campaign was on life support going into Super Tuesday. The circumstances were good news for Donald Trump in northern Virginia’s outer ring suburban communities and elsewhere,” said Professor Stephen Farnsworth of the University of Mary Washington. “Trump’s stronger performance in the suburbs in this primary, compared to his weaker performance in 2016, demonstrates that Virginia’s suburbs remain competitive.”
Trump Wins Prince William: Examining his decisive victory in the deep-blue county (Potomac Local)
"This is good news for Donald Trump that he can stay on the ballot now. There is, of course, an advantage for Joe Biden as well here because every time that people talk about the insurrection, whether Trump wins in court or not, it reminds voters that Donald Trump is the candidate who tried to help keep himself in power even after he lost the election," said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington, told DC News Now that Virginia may actually be a friendly state for Haley, but still believes a “good” night for her would only net her in the “low 30s.”
Nikki Haley rallies in Northern Virginia ahead of Super Tuesday (DC News Now)
Stephen Farnsworth, a professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, said the early voting numbers are lackluster across the state. “The early voting numbers are abysmal,” Farnsworth said. “But blame that on the lack of competition in the Democratic and Republican primaries rather than the early voting system itself.”
Saturday is the last day to vote early in Virginia’s presidential primary (Prince William Times)
