The 2025 Virginia Attorney General race has delivered a stunning, and frankly disturbing, message about who voters are willing to elect as the state’s top law enforcement position. In 2022, Democrat Jay Jones sent vile messages fantasizing about shooting a Republican leader and his children. Virginia voters handed Jones the victory over incumbent Republican Jason Miyares, according to Decision Desk HQ.
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Let’s be precise about what Jones did. He didn’t slip up in a momentary lapse during a tense conversation. The man contemplated shooting a political opponent and repeatedly called Gilbert’s children “little fascists,” explicitly hoping something bad would happen to them. When these text messages first leaked, calls for his disqualification came fast and furious and clearly appeared to have an impact on the race. But in the end, Virginia Democrats weren’t bothered enough to put such a person in charge of the state’s law enforcement.