November 25, 2024

EagleEye

A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff

Farnsworth Shares Thoughts on Youngkin’s View of Trump Policies in ‘The Washington Post’

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Professor of Political Science Stephen Farnsworth

Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies Stephen Farnsworth spoke to The Washington Post for an article titled “Youngkin embraces Trump but still plays coy on some MAGA policies.” In the article, Farnsworth says, “The governor is in a no-win situation when it comes to some of the things that Donald Trump has said and how well they will play in the commonwealth. If you go all-in on red-state politics, you lose a lot of support in purple Virginia.” Read more.

Other recent media mentions for Farnsworth include:

Biden: “Democracy Must Be Preserved” (CTV News)
“I think it is important to recognize that the current president was giving a speech he didn’t want to give,” said Stephen Farnsworth.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/video/c2980937-democrats-focusing-on-voters-outside-party?
What AI is doing to campaigns (Politico)
“In politics today, most everybody is already reflexively one belonging to one party or the other — and so those people are not going to be necessarily persuaded to change sides,” said Prof. Stephen Farnsworth, a professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington. “But for people who are at that sliver of voters in the middle, any technology that is more effective at connecting with them can be helpful.”
How significant is Pa. for Trump and Harris? (CTV News)
Pennsylvania is absolutely at the center of the electoral college strategies of both campaigns,” said Stephen Farnsworth.
Ignore the disinformation. Virginia’s elections are secure. (Virginia Dogwood)
All this training contributes to a high-level of professionalism among Virginia election officials, said Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington in an interview with Dogwood. It also helps that Virginia has so many elections every year.
“We have elections in Virginia all the time,” Farnsworth said. “Nobody gets rusty when it comes to the process of holding an election that is effective and credible.”
Presidential Debates-Why Trump Changed his Tune (ABC news radio Australia)
“I think it is primarily because of the public opinion numbers. Donald Trump’s prospects of winning the presidency were much better three weeks ago when he was running against Joe Biden,” said Stephen Farnsworth.

Harris and Trump on Campaign Trail (CTV News Canada)
This debate is absolutely vital for both of these campaigns. In the case of the vice president, she’s not as well known as Donald Trump or Joe Biden, and so part of this will be an introduction to a lot of voters… For Trump, the stakes are also very high. IT’s pretty clear that he’s been off his game in the last three weeks.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2975097

Appeals court decision on Maryland gun ban could impact political races nationally (WJLA)
The federal appeals ruling, which impacts several states including Virginia, states those semiautomatic weapons are disproportionate to the need for self-defense. University of Mary Washington Political Science Professor Stephen Farnsworth, PhD, feels this ruling will ramp up the conversation on guns both locally and nationally.
Latino voters share perspectives on Trump and Harris policies ahead of 2024 election (WJLA)
“It tends to be a more socially conservative element of the electorate,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a Political Science Professor at the University of Mary Washinton. “So normal conservative messaging can be another way in which Republicans I think can connect with Latinos. It’s increasingly clear that some of the closest states on the Electoral College map are going to be states with significant numbers of Latino voters. And Virginia, which is on the cusp of being a highly competitive state once again, according to polling, is one of those places where Latino voters are an increasingly large part and prominent part of the electoral.
 
Tight Race for the White House (CTV News)
“I do think that this will be combative Trump experience for everyone involved,” said Stephen Farnsworth.
Virginia’s top elections official says she’s confident about the accuracy of results (Cardinal News)
Stephen Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington, said that last week’s recount for the 5th District Republican primary showed that Virginia election officials know how to count.
Everything you need to know about Virginia’s US Senate race (Virginia Dogwood)
“Kaine has a significant advantage,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington in an interview with Dogwood. “He has, of course, greater name recognition and a huge fundraising advantage, and Virginia is less red than it was 20 years ago.”
New leadership on the horizon for House Freedom Caucus (Yahoo News)
“Good may have lost the battle, but he has helped purge Republican moderates from the party,” Stephen Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington, told the Richmond Times-Dispatch. “The Republican caucus in Washington, and in Richmond for that matter, is more uniformly conservative than it ever was.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/leadership-horizon-house-freedom-caucus-182025990.html?guccounter=1