“If you’re in the House of Delegates, the first Senate election after a redistricting is always going to be an optimal time for trying to move up,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington. “That is doubly true this election cycle.”
Familiar faces duke it out in primary battles over new Va. Senate maps (The Washington Post)
"I really do think that this is the political equivalent of a television reality program. You are looking at an event that is very carefully choreographed," said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
Trump Under Arrest Ahead of Arraignment (CTV News Canada) 
"This is just the beginning of the process," said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington. "Today we will learn the exact nature of these charges against the former president. But he also faces legal troubles in Georgia, where he is on tape trying to convince state officials to steal the 2020 election for him, and with the federal government's investigation into the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol."
Charges Against Trump (Al-Arabiya) 
University of Mary Washington Political Science professor Dr. Stephen Farnsworth says that as Americans become more polarized, universities are struggling to find a balance between protecting free speech and protecting marginalized students. "As more and more people are combative and hateful in the things that they have to say, universities increasingly feel pressure by the left and by the right and are caught in the middle in these kinds of culture wars," Farnsworth said.
George Mason University Students Petition Against Youngkin as Commencement Speaker (NBC 4)
"Well, spectacle is absolutely the word for this. We are talking about reality television on steroids here," said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
"Well, I think this is going to be an extraordinary development when you are thinking about it in the context of what comes next, said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
Political Expert: Trump indictment is just the opening act (KNX News) 