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USA Today: Republicans Are 'Pouncing' on Virginia Attorney General Candidate Scandal
Newsbusters ^ | October 7, 2025 | P.J. Gladnick

Posted on 10/08/2025 7:15:11 AM PDT by PJ-Comix

Whenever journalists are tempted to use the P-word, they would be advised to consult a thesaurus to find an adjective for a term that has become a tired, deservedly mocked cliché. "Pouncing" as in "pouncing Republicans" which is used to describe supposedly opportunistic Republicans taking advantage of a political situation. Of course, the term "pouncing Democrats" is rarely used by the mainstream media.

The latest "pouncing" example comes to us via Monday's USA Today in which correspondent Phillip Bailey invoked that tired cliché in "'Sick' texts from Democratic AG candidate could threaten Spanberger chances in Virginia."

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The Virginia AG candidate texts sick stuff about wanting to shoot a political opponent but the big takeaway by USA Today is that Republicans are cynically "pouncing" on this story.
1 posted on 10/08/2025 7:15:11 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
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To: PJ-Comix

If a Republican had done that, the UN would be meeting about it, and Greta would be on every TV screen to denounce it.


2 posted on 10/08/2025 7:22:21 AM PDT by Socon-Econ (adi)
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I guess the GOP has moved beyond seizing now they are pouncing.


3 posted on 10/08/2025 7:24:19 AM PDT by iamgalt
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To: Socon-Econ

It is refreshing to see such a story about a Demorat candidate a month or so before an election. 99 times out of 100 those stories only appear for Republicans.


4 posted on 10/08/2025 7:24:42 AM PDT by Maine Mariner
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To: Maine Mariner

Unfortunately, many had already voted because of early voting!


5 posted on 10/08/2025 7:27:04 AM PDT by volare737 ( Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated. )
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To: Socon-Econ

Should do more than pounce. A billboard on every Virginia highway with the creep’s wish to have her babies die in her arms would be appropriate. And then a tie in to Spanberger approving his words.


6 posted on 10/08/2025 7:27:24 AM PDT by Kudsman (48)
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Unfortunately, many had already voted because of early voting!

My guess is that voters who have already voted for Jones would have voted for him even if he was caught on video tape pumping two bullets into the head of a Republican. Most hardcore Democrats would approve.
7 posted on 10/08/2025 7:34:01 AM PDT by Dan in Wichita
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To: PJ-Comix

There’s that word again.


8 posted on 10/08/2025 7:35:33 AM PDT by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: Dan in Wichita

True, for the average democrat, I agree—but I feel many independents would have voted otherwise


9 posted on 10/08/2025 7:36:08 AM PDT by volare737 ( Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated. )
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“... big takeaway by USA Today is that Republicans are cynically “pouncing” on this story.”

That’s enough to allow the idiots who vote Dem to gleefully cast their vote for this guy.

I’ll be very surprised if he doesn’t win.


10 posted on 10/08/2025 7:43:46 AM PDT by brownsfan (It's going to take real, serious, hard times to wake the American public.)
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To: Dan in Wichita

“My guess is that voters who have already voted for Jones would have voted for him even if he was caught on video tape pumping two bullets into the head of a Republican. Most hardcore Democrats would approve.”

I agree. Most Democrats are hive-mind scumbags.


11 posted on 10/08/2025 7:46:10 AM PDT by brownsfan (It's going to take real, serious, hard times to wake the American public.)
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...pouncing Republicans" which is used to describe supposedly opportunistic Republicans taking advantage of a political situation...

I see...it's okay for Democrats to create phony scandals, like Russia-gate, and hand those to their MSM friends, but when a Democrat actually is part of a real scandal and the GOP points it out, that's not fair? Anyone else feel that, any time the Democrats don't get their way, they act like spoiled brats? Case in point: The current gov't shutdown.

12 posted on 10/08/2025 7:47:30 AM PDT by econjack
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To: PJ-Comix

Just like democrats do to the republicans.

The difference being, democrats have to lie , exaggerate, or falsely accuse republicans of things. Democrats provide plenty of their own material for legitimate criticism.


13 posted on 10/08/2025 7:48:24 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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We all know that democrats never, ever POUNCE!….lol


14 posted on 10/08/2025 7:48:57 AM PDT by volare737 ( Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated. )
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To: PJ-Comix

USA Today is another leftist rag.


15 posted on 10/08/2025 8:01:07 AM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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To: Kudsman

YES


16 posted on 10/08/2025 8:09:40 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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Another reason why early voting, of which Virginia is a worst offender with 45 days, should be prohibited.

Probably half the democrat votes are already in, so nobody there is going to change their vote. This guy could commit a murder, or be dead himself, and still get a ton of votes already cast, including at least a half million votes cast by illegal aliens and green card aliens registered by democrats in northern Virginia.


17 posted on 10/08/2025 8:11:06 AM PDT by oldbill
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To: Kudsman

Thanks for your homepage Kudsman. BUMP!


18 posted on 10/08/2025 8:14:42 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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If a Republican had done that, the UN would be meeting about it, and Greta would be on every TV screen to denounce it.

And the Republican would've resigned by now and denounced by other Republicans.

19 posted on 10/08/2025 8:16:17 AM PDT by libertylover (The HBM (Has Been Media) is almost all AGENDA-DRIVEN and HATE-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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USA Today: Republicans Are 'Pouncing' on Virginia Attorney General Candidate Scandal / Ooooh, fear citizens FEAR !! Behold , the ferocity of rino's pouncing images-26 Pfft. I wish they would pounce images-28
20 posted on 10/08/2025 8:23:20 AM PDT by cuz1961
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