US EditionJay Jones Wins Virginia Attorney General Race as GOP Denounces Violent Texts
- On Tuesday, Democrat Jay Jones won the Virginia attorney general race, defeating Republican incumbent attorney general Jason Miyares, NBC News projected.
- Last month, the resurfaced text messages thrust the low-profile race into national attention, and polling and betting markets shifted, showing the Republican with an edge ahead of Election Day.
- The texts provoked bipartisan condemnation and calls to quit, with Republicans urging Jones to exit and Democrats condemning the texts, according to the Republican Attorneys General Association.
- Jones' victory contributed to a Democratic sweep of Virginia statewide races, aided by Abigail Spanberger, Democratic gubernatorial nominee's comfortable win Tuesday.
- Observers say the result positions Virginia as a bellwether heading into future midterm contests, amplifying the national conversation about political violence and voter frustration with the Trump administration.
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The View Cheers VA Democrat Winning Despite Wishing Death on GOP and Their Kids
The View Cheers VA Democrat Winning Despite Wishing Death on GOP and Their Kids Among the avalanche of Democratic Party wins on Election Night was Jay Jones, who ran for attorney general of Virginia. During Wednesday’s edition of ABC News’s The View, the leftist ladies marveled and touted Jones’s win despite the revelations that he sent multiple text messages calling for the death of his Republican opposition and for their children to die in th…
Jay Jones, Who Fantasized About Murdering Children, Wins AG Race.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Democrat Jay Jones is projected to win the Virginia attorney general race despite a scandal involving violent text messages.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Jay Jones, Jason Miyares, Winsome Earle-Sears, Abigail Spanberger, former President Barack Obama, and Todd Gilbert.WHEN & WHERE: Virginia, Tuesday night, during the attorney general race.KEY QUOTE: “Jason Miyares is Trump’s attorney, not ours,” said a narrator in one of Jones’ cl…
Jay Jones Wins Virginia Attorney General Race Despite Violent Text Scandal - Real News Now
Democrat Jay Jones has defeated incumbent Republican Jason Miyares to become Virginia’s next attorney general — a stunning and polarizing outcome following a late-campaign scandal in which Jones was revealed to have fantasized about murdering Republicans and their families. Jones won the race with just over 52% of the vote, running slightly behind Democrat gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger, who cruised to victory over Winsome Earle-Sears.…
Virginia’s new attorney general, Democrat Jay Jones, the first African-American to take office, was elected to the polls despite a scandal that would have sunk almost any other candidate. In August 2022, while still a state delegate for Norfolk, he sent Republican Carrie Coyner a series of text messages fantasizing about murdering a political adversary. “If she had to choose between shooting Adolf Hitler, Pol Pot or House President Todd Gilbert,…
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How Did Miyares Ever Lose Reelection as Virginia AG?
Less than a month ago, Republican Jason Miyares seemed assured of reelection as attorney general. With some mean-spirited texts of Democrat opponent Jay Jones resurfacing, the resulting public outrage seemed to suggest that Miyares was headed to victory—no matter how his ticketmates for governor and lieutenant governor did. But it was not to be. Despite the texts suggesting he would like to see former state House Speaker Todd Gilbert shot more t…
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