INTERVIEW – DR. STEPHEN FARNSWORTH – Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA @drsfarnsworth – discussed the latest on top VA races.
- Preview: Kaine, Stewart Set to Debate on Wednesday. NBC News political director and “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd will moderate the debate at 7 p.m., and News4 Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey and anchor Aaron Gilchrist are on the panel.
- Kaine Leads in UMW Statewide Survey. Sen. Tim Kaine holds double-digit leads over Republican nominee Corey Stewart among both registered and likely voters, according to a new University of Mary Washington statewide survey. The survey, conducted September 4-9 for UMW by the national research firm SSRS, found that Kaine had a 51 percent to 33 percent margin among registered voters and a 52 percent to 36 percent margin among likely voters. Libertarian candidate Matt Waters received 5 percent support in both subsets of Virginians. Among all respondents, Kaine held a 49 percent to 30 percent advantage. The remaining respondents were uncertain or declined to express a preference.
- Latest on the Wexton-Comstock fight: Comstock and Wexton debate ‘results verses the resistance.’ LEESBURG, Va. – Rep. Barbara Comstock, R-Va., and Democratic challenger Jennifer Wexton debated economic issues, immigration and Metro funding in their first faceoff Friday in one of the nation’s most competitive races of the mid-term election. President Donald Trump’s influence on the race was on display from the start. Comstock, 59, declared the race was about “results verses the resistance” while Wexton, 50, promised to stand up to the president.
