IF the next President is viewed as someone who is politically neutral, then neither party should have any issues with that individual. It should also mean they leave VT pretty much alone or at least don't directly target VT for anything specific If Uncle Sam and Aunt Virginia are cutting back on how much research dollars they are willing to spend in the annual budgets, then VT like all the other schools out there will still get caught up in that political game. Unfortunately, that is something VT may not be able to avoid if the government decides to terminate a contract, cooperative agreement, or grant due to an Executive Order, Secretarial Order, or Governor's Order.