“The stakes for Democratic control of the [Virginia] House just increased,” said Stephen J. Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington. “The last-minute effort will draw a lot of attention to the races around the commonwealth.”
“People are already anxious about the economic situation. The shutdown makes it much worse,” Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington, previously told the Washington Examiner.
“When you look at the election for governor of Virginia in this year, you really recognize that, at least right now, all politics are national,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
“There has always been a hesitancy in Virginia to put in place a structure that would allow for a concentration of power,” recalls Stephen Farnsworth, a professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington in Virginia.
“The 2nd District is probably the second most competitive district in Virginia, after the 7th District in the Fredericksburg area,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington.
“Jones has said some horrible things, and we will see if the voters find his behavior unforgivable. In these partisan times, many people are willing to forgive a great deal from politicians on their team and forgive nothing from people on the other team” said Stephen J. Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington. “I expect that some Democrats will leave the AG line blank, which reduces the chances that Jones will win.”
