Stephen Farnsworth, political science professor at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, said Republicans will face voter frustration over the Trump administration’s efforts, led by Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency, to downsize the federal government and the federal workforce.
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“Virginia elections are often about angry voters, and the most angry group of voters is the party who lost the White House the year before,” said Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington.
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