[Virginia DEMOCRAT JAY JONES]
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Posted on 10/06/2025 7:08:22 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
In a drama reshaping Virginia’s high-stakes 2025 elections, Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones remains in the race despite widespread condemnation of a series of 2022 text messages in which he stated he would shoot a Republican politician in the head and fantasized about the children of another Republican being killed.
The fallout has put pressure on Jones’ party to act, but so far, many prominent Democrats have stopped short of demanding his exit. The messages, first reported by the National Review on Friday and later picked up by multiple outlets, emerged from a 2022 exchange between Jones and Virginia Republican Delegate Carrie Coyner.
In the text exchange, Jones mused that if he had two bullets and faced a choice between shooting then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert, Adolf Hitler, or Pol Pot, Gilbert “gets two bullets to the head.” Jones added that if “those guys die before me I will go to their funerals to p**s on their graves.”
In a phone call after the exchange, Jones described a scenario in which Gilbert’s children might die in their mother’s arms, a detail Coyner says she confronted him about. At one point he said, “Only when people feel pain personally do they move on policy.”
Coyner, in public remarks to the Virginia Mercury, characterized the texts as “disgusting and unbecoming of any public official.”
Jones has publicly acknowledged sending the messages, saying in a statement that he is “embarrassed, ashamed, and sorry,” and that rereading his words “made me sick to my stomach.” He also said he has reached out directly to Speaker Gilbert and his family to apologize.
But he insisted that he will not bow out of the race, invoking “forgiveness” and “growth” and claiming that he will be focusing on “policy issues.”
Republicans, including Republicans Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Lt. Governor nominee Winsome Earle-Sears, have called on Jones to withdraw, labeling his rhetoric “violent” and “disgusting.”
Jason Miyares, the incumbent Republican attorney general and Jones’ opponent, told the Richmond Times Dispatch the comments are “disqualifying” and questioned whether someone who fantasizes about violence can credibly hold the top law enforcement post.
As reported by Politico, National Republicans, including President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, have weighed in, demanding Jones drop out of the race.
But on the Democratic side, the lines have been less assertive and clear. Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, condemned Jones’ remarks and said she confronted him about them, but has not publicly called for him to leave the race. Ghazala Hashmi, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, similarly condemned “the language” while standing by Jones.
Some local and state Democrats have expressed concern and urged accountability, but none formally rescinded support or demanded a forced exit. To the contrary, some Democrats have doubled down in their support for Jones.
Virginia Beach Democrats issued a statement of full support for Jones, writing: “Recent press may have spotlighted past mistakes. We say, let those without sin cast the first stone. Jay Jones has taken responsibility, apologized, and shown he is committed to serving with integrity and accountability that his public record already shows.”
“Virginians deserve a leader who learns, grows, and stands for everyday people and Jay is that leader,” the statement added.
But the pressure against Jones continues to mount. Not only did his texts grab the critical attention of legacy media outlets usually sympathetic to Democrats, but Virginia governor candidate Winsome Earle-Sears released a hard-hitting ad after Spanberger endorsed Jones, extending the controversy to the Democratic candidate for governor, whose lead in the polls up to now has been comfortable.
This statement is almost more sickening than the original tweet. He tells everyone publicly that he is going to reach out and apologize, using the family as a political prop after he wished them death. What a vile person.
Of course he’s still running.
He knows that hate motivates his base.
Gilbert and his family need to bring charges against the retarded J.J. and have his ass locked up for making death threats against the Gilbert family, especially the Gilbert children.
Democrat Jay Jones is a member of a protected class of individuals and mere mortals like us are not supposed to apply logic or normal values to the situation ...
Virginia Dem Attorney General Candidate Fantasized About Assassinating Republican, ‘Wished’ Death On His Kids
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[Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones remains in the race despite widespread condemnation of a series of 2022 text messages in which he stated he would shoot a Republican politician in the head and fantasized about the children of another Republican being killed.]
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The dems always try to copy the repubs and always miss something...
His comments just give him “cred” with the base.
And these aren’t ancient text messages from a young teenager — it happened just three years ago.
The man made a violent threat, has no shame about it (crocodile tearss b/c he was caught and called out) and refuses to drop out.
Are you OK with that Virginia voters?
Most of Northern VA certainly is. Richmond too.
Probably...especially the women.
The government workers in Northern VA and Richmond will vote for him anyway.
Matt Walsh
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Jay Jones is not going to drop out of the race. Why would he? He knows that the majority of Democrat voters agree with what he said and are happy that he said it. Fantasizing about murdering conservatives and their children is not a scandal on the Left. That’s how they all feel.
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Honestly, the Democratic Party is in total moral collapse.
Jay Jones was exposed fantasizing about murdering his opponent’s CHILDREN, and Democrats still endorsed him.
They are giving a freaking PASS to someone who wants to kill his rivals’ children...
Beyond horrifying.
Let him stay in the race. He will pull Stanberger down with him.
The left has normalized this so they see nothing wrong with what that Dem did.
Even for a Dem....
Keep 'em talking.
Encourage them to reveal who they are and what they stand for.
Ditto for California Democrat voters (who make up the majority of the voting bloc) - they would look at killing Republicans and their children as a positive campaign promise.
If I were to bet on elections, I would give better odds to Jack Ciattarelli in New Jersey over Winsome Sears in Virginia. Trump lost the state by less than six percentage points last year and Bergen County, a very typical suburban county northwest of Manhattan, by only three percentage points and the best showing in this century by a Republican. In comparison, Virginia was lost by Trump by five percentage points but his losses in the Northern Virginia suburban counties were in the 15 percentage point plus range.
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