Professor of Political Science and Director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, Stephen Farnsworth, recently presented a guest online lecture, “Analyzing the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election Results,” for faculty and students at Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus. The talk was one of several public talks Dr. Farnsworth delivered on the 2024 presidential election, including before Mary Washington Elderstudy, [online], the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Fredericksburg.Delivers Research Paper on Political Humor in Boston

Farnsworth also recently presented a coauthored research paper, “Ridicule in Late-Night Political Humor in the United States: Contours and Consequences,” at the Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association in Boston.

In addition, recent media mentions for Farnsworth include:

The Media, Messaging, & the 2024 Election: A conversation with Dr. Stephen Farnsworth (The Interesting Times)
“Well, I think first of all when we think about the election, we have to recognize that this is kind of a standard retrospective voting election”, said Stephen Farnsworth.
https://theinterestingtimes.substack.com/p/the-media-messaging-and-the-2024?r=j68s1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true

President Biden pardons his son, Hunter Biden (CTV News)
“Well, I think one of the things the president should have done is not saying he wasn’t going to do it, if he intended to do it,” said Stephen Farnsworth.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=3040420

Trump Promises 25% Tariff on Canda Once He Takes Office (CTV News)
“Well, there is absolutely no way to sugarcoat the consequences of something like this. This would be an immense challenge for the American economy and for the Canadian economy,” said Stephen Farnsworth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvVmDhLDmnQ

Trump, Fox News and why his TV star Cabinet picks are such a big deal (USA Today)
Enjoying the ease of an echo chamber in a politically volatile environment is “a very comforting experience” and can be what keeps viewers watching, said Stephen Farnsworth, author of “Presidential Communication and Character: White House News Management from Clinton and Cable to Twitter and Trump.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/11/25/trumps-cabinet-fox-news-second-administration/76479341007/

New leadership on the horizon for House Freedom Caucus (MSN)
“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.” But “the same inflexibility that makes the Freedom Caucus appealing to some Republican voters can be its undoing for some individual members, as Good learned in this primary,” Farnsworth said.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/new-leadership-on-the-horizon-for-house-freedom-caucus/ar-AA1opgM5?ocid=BingNewsVerp&apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1

Donald Trump’s recess appointment proposal ‘short-circuits Constitution’ (UPI)
“Normally, not all of the president’s team makes it through,” Stephen Farnsworth, political science professor at the University of Mary Washington in Virginia, told UPI. “Senators, even senators of the president’s party, often turn down one nominee or threaten to do so and that nominee withdraws their candidacy.”
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/11/25/trump-cabinet-confirmation-recess-appointments/2821732545977/

Youngkin backs Earle-Sears for Virginia Governor (Yahoo News)
‘Well, it seems to me that once the Attorney General had decided that he was not going to compete for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor, the chips feel into place very quickly,” said Stephen Farnsworth.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/youngkin-backs-earle-sears-virginia-191225887.html

Youngkin backs Earle-Sears for Virginia Governor (DC News Now)
‘Well, it seems to me that once the Attorney General had decided that he was not going to compete for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor, the chips feel into place very quickly,” said Stephen Farnsworth.
https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/capitol-review/youngkin-backs-earle-sears-for-virginia-governor/

President-elect Trump unveils controversial cabinet selections (CHCH Radio)
“Well, I think it’s important to recognize that the second Donald Trump term will be much more without guard rails than the first term,” said Stephen Farnsworth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrqaKciu65Y

Miyares seeks reelection as attorney general, paves way for Earle-Sears in governor’s race (Virginia Mercury)
Stephen Farnsworth, a political scientist at the University of Mary Washington, said it was “a smart move” by Miyares to put his gubernatorial ambitions on hold and run for reelection next year.
https://virginiamercury.com/2024/11/18/miyares-to-seek-second-term-as-virginia-attorney-general/

Democrat Nominee for Governor (WTOP)
“It doesn’t seem likely she will face a challenge from her party given Spanberger’s success in politics,” said Stephen Farnsworth.
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Challenge for Democrat Nominee for Governor (WTOP)
“The opportunity would be much greater for a candidate to try to run for Lieutenant Governor or perhaps Attorney General,” said Stephen Farnsworth.
Listen here: 1 SEARS SPANBERGER nia 

The Election, how it went and why (WCPT with Joan Esposito Live Local) 
“Above all, this is what we call retrospective voting in political science. People look at the Biden administration presidency, they look at the economic conditions that they are seeing in their personal lives,, and they say no, I want something different,” said Stephen Farnsworth.
https://omny.fm/shows/joan-esposito-live-local-progressive/joan-esposito-live-local-and-progressive-nov-13-20#description