Virginia AG Race Shaken by Controversial Texts and Political Backlash
TL;DR
Democratic Virginia Attorney General candidate Jay Jones apologized after leaked texts revealed violent and disturbing jokes about political opponents, prompting calls from President Trump and Republicans for him to withdraw from the race amid concerns over political violence.
- Trump calls on Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones to drop out of race The Hill
- Virginia AG candidate faces bipartisan backlash over violent, inflammatory text messages CBS News
- Winsome Earle-Sears releases ad linking Abigail Spanberger to Jay Jones after violent texts resurface Fox News
- Democratic candidate’s ‘abhorrent’ texts threaten to shake up bellwether Virginia elections Politico
- Jay Jones’s 2022 text messages roil race for Virginia attorney general The Washington Post
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