Virginia, Jay Jones and Democrats
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Top GOP group drops big money into Virginia showdown after Dem AG nominee's violent texts go viral
Republican Governors Association boosts Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears with $1.5 million as race against former Rep. Abigail Spanberger intensifies before November following down ballot controv
Jones has been under fire since his disturbing Aug. 8, 2022, text messages to Republican delegate Carrie Coyner were leaked to National Review. In the messages, Jones likened then-Republican state House Speaker Todd Gilbert to mass-murdering dictators Adolf Hitler and Pol Pot.
Virginia lieutenant governor candidate and state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi (D) rolled out her first ad of the general election Monday, highlighting her experienced as a mother and educator. The ad, titled “Educator,
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Virginia Democrats have a violence problem
The violent text messages of Jay Jones, Virginia Democrats' attorney general candidate, represent a broader pattern of political violence among Virginia Democrats.
Journalist Michael Shellenberger says violent rhetoric from Jay Jones, the Democratic candidate for attorney general in Virginia, and the failure of the party to get him to drop out of the race, is a "new low" in American political discourse.
All eyes are on Virginia as the 2025 statewide elections near, as winning the governor's race would make quite the statement for either party.
Virginia’s Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Republican gubernatorial candidate, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, have called on Virginia’s Democratic gubernatorial nominee, former Rep. Abigail Spanberger, to push Jones to drop out of the race.
Indian American Virginia state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi and Democratic Party’s candidate for lieutenant governor rolled out her first ad of the general election Monday, vowing to keep fighting for Virginia workers.