SHOCK! Dems STAND BEHIND Candidate Who Called for Opponent’s Death

🚨 Virginia is in the spotlight: Democratic AG candidate Jay Jones is under fire after old 2022 text messages surfaced where he fantasized about violence toward political opponents. These texts included statements like “two bullets to the head” of then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert, comparisons to Hitler and Pol Pot, and disturbing remarks about the Speaker’s family.
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😡 Despite widespread condemnation—including from prominent Democrats like Abigail Spanberger and Ghazala Hashmi—many in the party remain standing by Jones, calling his remarks a “grave mistake,” but stopping short of asking him to drop out.
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🗳️ The fallout is growing: Republicans are seizing on this text scandal as a campaign weapon, questioning Jones’s fitness for public office and turning the controversy into a narrative of character and control in the Virginia elections.
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