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“I think that over the last 20 years, politics in America and in Virginia has become much more of a blood sport,” said Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University of Mary Washington’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies.
Early voting ends Saturday, polls open Tuesday at 6 a.m. (The Free Lance-Star)