“The world has changed a great deal politically, and late-night comedy has changed along with it,” said Stephen Farnsworth, author of Late Night With Trump: Political Humor and the American Presidency. “It is a much darker and more cynical environment than it was before Donald Trump became president.
Return of the zing: Jon Stewart is back at The Daily Show, amid a changed world (The Guardian)
“It puts Republicans in a tough spot," said University of Mary Washington Professor Stephen Farnsworth. "They either have to vote for this extreme position and then face whatever backlash might exist, or not vote for it and run the risk of losing a primary to someone who says they’re not conservative enough.”
Why did Virginia Democrats vote to advance an abortion restriction? (WVTF)
“We are talking about so many imponderables in this election year that money is about the only thing you can go on right now,” said Stephen Farnsworth, director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg.
Here’s how much money Sen. Tim Kaine has raised in bid for new term (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
"It is pretty clear that DeSantis has not had a way forward politically for quite some time," said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
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“The legislature that takes office in January will look a lot more like Virginia than previous legislatures,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a professor of political science and director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies at the University of Mary Washington.
The Numbers Behind Virginia’s Most Diverse General Assembly (Williamsburg Yorktown Daily)
“I don’t think anyone grows up dreaming of being screamed at until one in the morning by angry crowds at town meetings or school board sessions,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington. “But increasingly, that’s the price of admission.”
