Since Democrat Jay Jones’ explosive texts from 2022 were made public two weeks ago suggesting he would kill then-Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert before Hitler or Cambodian strongman Pol Pot, he has been losing momentum in the race for attorney general — in a big way.
Though Jones, a former state delegate, led incumbent GOP Attorney General Jason Miyares in nearly every poll before the texts became public, a just-released Virginia Commonwealth University poll showed Miyares beating Jones by 45% to 42%.
“Jason is the incumbent, and he’s been a good attorney general,” former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore told Newsmax. “I always expected him to win, and now, I’m certain of it.”
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