Stephen Farnsworth, a professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington, says this divide might have political implications later this year, particularly as it relates to the densely populated suburbs. "The president's deeply inadequate response to this pandemic and the many deaths we have seen will be central issues for voters in 2020," says Farnsworth, author of "Presidential Communication and Character," and other books about the presidency. "The health and economic impacts of COVID-19 will energize those same suburban voters who were so effective in creating a midterm wave for the Democrats in the 2018 midterms. Suburban anger over Trump two years ago, though, will seem small in comparison to the anger over Trump during COVID."
Stephen J. Farnsworth, Ph.D.
Political Science professor, focusing on the mass media, the presidency and Virginia politics
