Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, is author of a research article, “Gridlock until 2020: Trump remains true to himself, a policy that will never change,” which appears in the November/December issue of “Internationale Politik,” a journal published by the German Council on Foreign Relations). The article was published in German under the title: “Stillstand bis 2020: Treu bleibt Trump nur sich selbst. Seine Politik aber wird sich niemals ändern.”
Virginia 1st Congressional District Debate (C-Span)
Virginia politician’s novel approach to personal scandal: Air dirty laundry before opponents do (The Washington Post, Richmond Times-Dispatch; The Olympian; Daily Journal; New England Cable News; Democratic Underground.com)
Getting a jump: Absentee voting in Virginia soars three weeks ahead of election (The Washington Post)
Farnsworth Authors Chapter on Political Humor
Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the University’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies, is co-author of a book chapter, “Partisan Trends in Late Night Humor,” published this month in Political Humor in a Changing Media Landscape, an edited volume from Lexington/Rowman & Littlefield.
Trump and Pompeo Meet on Khashoggi Case (CTV News Channel)
Campaign Cash Is Starting to Flow From One Competitive Race to Another (WVTF)
Libertarian Joe Walton goes up against Brat, Spanberger (Chesterfield Observer)
UMW to Host 1st Congressional District Debate Monday
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The University of Mary Washington will host a 1st Congressional District Debate on Monday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. in George Washington Hall’s Dodd Auditorium.
U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, a Republican, and Democratic challenger Vangie Williams will face off for the first time. UMW Political Science Professor Stephen Farnsworth will moderate the event, which is free and open to the public. No tickets are required. The forum will also be live-streamed at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/umwevents/#.
Read more at https://www.umw.edu/news/2018/10/17/umw-to-host-1st-congressional-district-debate-monday/.

