“The main thing you saw in session and will see in the veto session today is an environment where people are just kicking the can down the road,” said political science expert Dr. Stephen Farnsworth. “Democrats and Republicans are mainly interested in bringing forward issues they want to campaign on in November.”
Stephen J. Farnsworth, a professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington, says that, in a crowded race like this, candidates must find a way to stand out, and it doesn’t hurt to come from an area with a lot of Democratic voters, such as Prince William County.
Stephen Farnsworth, a political analyst from the University of Mary Washington, offered a candid assessment of Virginia’s current legislative dynamics this year, characterizing both the regular and Wednesday’s veto session as exercises in political positioning rather than substantive governance. “This was a kick-the-can-down-the-road legislative session, and it will be a kick-the-can-down-the-road veto session,” he said.
“Republicans did it to Democrats, Democrats do it to Republicans,” said Steve Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington. “But when you’re in the minority party, you’re never going to have a Ted Williams year, especially in these partisan times,” he said, referring to the last major leaguer to hit .400.
“The Constitution is very clear about this. You serve two terms and you are done,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
“The reality is that it is a tough environment for any Republican in Virginia or elsewhere in the country to make all that much progress as a candidate if you’re not fully supported by Donald Trump,” University of Mary Washington political scientist Stephen Farnsworth told National Journal.
