Stephen Farnsworth, professor of political science and director of the Center for Leadership and Media Studies, recently published a column in The Washington Post called “Ralph Northam’s excellent timing.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ralph-northams-excellent-timing/2018/10/05/0459d64c-c33b-11e8-b338-a3289f6cb742_story.html?utm_term=.312474f21d0e

Trailing in cash and polls, Republican Corey Stewart tries to rebrand in Virginia Senate race (The Washington Post)

“Trying to define yourself, much less redefine yourself, is a real challenge when President Trump dominates the news cycle virtually every minute of every day,” said Stephen J. Farnsworth, a political-science professor at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/trailing-in-cash-and-polls-republican-corey-stewart-tries-to-rebrand-in-virginia-senate-race/2018/09/27/15ed21be-bb72-11e8-9812-a389be6690af_story.html