Virginia governor’s race shaken up by ‘violent’ texts sent by ally of Democratic candidate | Virginia
A “Violence” Texts Series The Republican Candidate Winsome Earle-Sears, sent by a Democrat who wanted to become a Chief Public Prosecutor of Virginia, seized the discussion to reverse his opponent’s double-digit voting bullet.
Earle-Sears launched the market New Campaign Ads Abigail Spanberger, a former democratic congress member, condemned his opposition in the race of the governor for his continuing to support Jay Jones, whose special texts were speculated about a high -level Republican “two bullets” and “small fascist raising”.
Jones, a former state deputy, apologized and spanberger walked away from his words and insisted on a statement: ım I will always condemn the violent language in our politics. ”
But Earle-Sears following his opponent With 12 points In a survey for the election taken before the texts appeared, Spanberger and Jones should leave their own races, an opinion echoed by Donald Trump. The President said to Spanberger in an article on his social platform, “Weak and ineffective.”
“Spanberger’s support for Jay Jones is disqualifying for a higher office, Ek Earle-Sears said at a weekend press conference. “The irresponsible behavior of her and her party brought us to this point.”
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Although Trump and his allies have concluded that the extreme right -wing supporters killed more Americans than other indigenous terrorist groups, they tried to describe violence as exclusive protection of left wing agitators.
Jones, who served in the state house from 2018 to 2021, was sent to a Republican female colleague in August 2022. Metin referred to the Republican Todd Gilbert, the speaker of the room at that time.
According to National ReviewJones first reported the texts of Friday, the democratic state politician Joe Johnson Jr, who has been serving for a long time, said Gilbert and other Republicans after the death of Gilbert and other Republicans.
Then Gilbert and he was thinking about what he would do if he met two dictators. “Three people, two bullets. Gilbert, Hitler and Pol Pot. Gilbert takes two bullets on his head,” he wrote. “Spoiler: Put Gilbert in the crew with two worst people you know and take both bullets every time.”
In a later text, Gilbert and his wife Jennifer were “bad” and “small fascist raising”.
National investigation, the recipient of messages, Republican State Delegates Member Carrie Coyner, Jones’a challenged the contents, he said.
“What he said was not just disturbing, but to disqualify for anyone who wanted to search for public office,” he said.
The statement said: “Any public official’s disgusting and unstable.”
Jones released his own apology, accepted “full responsibility for my actions ve and said that he apologized to Gilbert and his wife.
“Reading these words made me sick in my stomach,” he said. “I am embarrassed, embarrassed and sorry.
He ran to be re -elected against the Republican Chief Public Prosecutor Jones, and Jason Miyares criticized his opponent at a press conference on Saturday. Miyares is the chief law enforcement force of Virginia, “Miyareres said. “It should be done with character and honesty. Jay Jones proved that he is reckless, prejudiced and willing to eliminate his integrity. This behavior disqualifies.”
The scandal put Spanberger on his back in a race he won comfortably.
“This is definitely described as something and does not do it anymore,” Virginia -based Republican strategist Zack Roday said to the NBC News. “The campaign will be for the next 30 days.”
