Gilbert gets two bullets to the head,” Jones texted in 2022, later adding: “Spoiler: put Gilbert in the crew with the two worst people you know and he receives both bullets every time.”

Virginia’s attorney general race continues to make headlines nationwide as Democratic candidate Jay Jones tries to recover from a text message scandal.

Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones can withdraw within 60 days of election, but Democrats cannot replace him on the printed ballot.

Republican Attorneys General Association doubles investment following Jay Jones' messages about political opponents' death, citing surge from the GOP group's donors.

Virginia Democratic Attorney General candidate Jay Jones abruptly canceled a fundraising event Thursday night amid intense backlash from leaked text messages he sent calling for the Republican former state House speaker to be shot.

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Virginia Attorney General candidate Democrat Jay Jones’ disturbing texts shocked many but they reflect a growing sentiment among some left-leaning voters, according to a statement and screenshots shared with the Daily Caller.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) did not give a clear answer on whether he would vote for Virginia Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones following leaked text messages in which he openly

Democrat Jay Jones holds a solid lead over Republican incumbent Jason Miyares in Virginia’s attorney general race, according to new polling, even as controversy brews over a series of leaked text messages. Online betting platform Polymarket shows that Jones has a 54 percent chance of winning the race to his opponent's 45 percent.

Jones has been under fire since his disturbing Aug. 8, 2022, text messages to Republican delegate Carrie Coyner were leaked to National Review. In the messages, Jones likened then-Republican state House Speaker Todd Gilbert to mass-murdering dictators Adolf Hitler and Pol Pot.