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Crisis of Character in Virginia’s Attorney General Race as Democrats Refuse To Call for Embattled Nominee To Drop Out

Jay Jones’s violent text messages suggest he lacks the comportment to govern, yet top party officials keep mum on his candidacy.

Democratic candidates for state office on September 1, 2025 at Buena Vista, Virginia, from left: attorney general nominee Jay Jones, gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger, and the party's nominee for lieutenant governor, Ghazala Hashmi.
Democratic candidates for state office on September 1, 2025 at Buena Vista, Virginia, from left: attorney general nominee Jay Jones, gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger, and the party's nominee for lieutenant governor, Ghazala Hashmi. Win McNamee/Getty Images