Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies Stephen Farnsworth penned a recent piece for The Conversation titled "GOP attacks against Kamala Harris were already bad – they are about to get worse."
By Stephen J. Farnsworth
Public opinion polls suggest that U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is doing slightly better than Joe Biden was against Donald Trump, Farnsworth wrote in the piece – which was picked up by multiple outlets – but Republican attacks against her are only now ramping up. Read more.
Other recent media mentions for Farnsworth include:
Virginia convention delegation backs Harris, turnout to be key, analysts say (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
“Harris may generate some increased support among those people sometimes called the ‘double haters,’ people not happy with either Biden or Trump as nominees,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington.
https://richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/virginia-kamala-harris-democratic-national-convention/article_84b8c018-48f6-11ef-8e71-dbe9c21554c0.html
Virginia Democratic delegates overwhelmingly back Kamala Harris for presidential nomination (Virginia Dogwood)
“A contentious debate within the party would have created further division for Democrats, which would have further undermined the chances of whoever ended up the nominee,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington. “The prompt action by so many delegates demonstrated that Democratic officials recognize they need to be unified as soon as possible to prepare for the election ahead.”
Reaction to Biden Dropping out of U.S. Presidential Race (CP24 Toronto)
“This is absolutely unprecedented,” said UMW Professor of Political Science Stephen Farnsworth. “The idea that a candidate who was about to receive the party nomination would be subject to weeks of attacks from other Democrats and then abandon his re-election campaign this close to the November election. There’s absolutesly nothing like this in American history.”
https://www.cp24.com/video?clipId=2962818
Trump Rallies Republicans at Convention (CTV News Canada) “In some ways it’s really best to think of it as two speeches, the first 15 to 20 minutes where he was talking about the assassination attempt, the tribute to the fallen firefighter. Those sorts of comments really suggest a different narrative to what comes later.” https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2962765
At GOP Convention, Youngkin bids for national role (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
“I am sure the governor hopes that national Republicans will think of him a lot in the next four years, but his speech will not rank up there with Obama’s 2004 speech,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a University of Mary Washington political scientist. “Of course if Trump wins, Youngkin may end up in his cabinet.”
