Virginia Democratic AG Candidate Arrested in 2023 for Driving 116 MPH on I-64

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope the people saying that they would vote for a guy who is wishing death upon people's kids are really Republicans trying to make Democrats look bad. Sadly I'm sure that there are still Democrats who would vote for such a person. I wish this country could get back to voting for the person rather than being so hyper partisan.

Louise Lucas and Mamie Locke have reaffirmed their support for Jay Jones - after the horrible text message came to light.

There are always decisions to be made about how voters feel about a candidate's character as well as their positions.

A lot of us lean Democratic and were prepared to support Jones for his positions, but the recent revelations demonstrate a real lack of character and basic decency.

The fact that Lucas and Locke - who have always stood for soaking NoVa to benefit other parts of the state - add fuel to the fire.

If I weren't prepared to support Spanberger, I would have more reservations about voting for Miyares at this point, but with Spanberger still likely assured of victory it's easier to accept the unfortunate reality that Jones has no business serving as AG. I don't like a lot of Miyares' political positions, but he's not as reckless and obviously unsuited for public office as Jones has been revealed to be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope the people saying that they would vote for a guy who is wishing death upon people's kids are really Republicans trying to make Democrats look bad. Sadly I'm sure that there are still Democrats who would vote for such a person. I wish this country could get back to voting for the person rather than being so hyper partisan.

I am a democrat and will be split my ticket to vote against Jones. I can’t in good faith vote for someone who wrote those text messages.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why I cannot believe you idiots voted for Hashmi and Jones. What were you thinking???? There were other qualified democratic candidates.

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In no way would I ever vote for either of these two. Jones, in particular, sounds like an utter lunatic.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm very sorry that Jones ran when he has so many political liabilities that he knew or should have known would surface in the campaign.

We could have had Shannon Taylor as the AG candidate to challenge Miyares. There's no indication of similar skeletons in her closet.

I'm going to hold my nose and vote for Miyares for the first time, because Jones seems totally unacceptable to me. He is turning out to be a complete tool in all aspects of his life.

No rational person is choosing Miyares over Jones, Miyares is a trumper fascist nut job.

DP. I think it's clear that the only fascist nut jobs are those who would vote for a person espousing violent rhetoric who is very clearly mentally unwell. Miyares is a model citizen compared to this nutjob.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm very sorry that Jones ran when he has so many political liabilities that he knew or should have known would surface in the campaign.

We could have had Shannon Taylor as the AG candidate to challenge Miyares. There's no indication of similar skeletons in her closet.

I'm going to hold my nose and vote for Miyares for the first time, because Jones seems totally unacceptable to me. He is turning out to be a complete tool in all aspects of his life.

No rational person is choosing Miyares over Jones, Miyares is a trumper fascist nut job.

Sure. Jay jones has shown he is unfit for this position.

I don't care if the guy was caught speeding if he fights back against money being stolen from the state of Virginia. Miyares' bootlicking is allow outright theft from Virginians.

You know there's a lot more than just being caught speeding - right? Have you read this thread?
DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope the people saying that they would vote for a guy who is wishing death upon people's kids are really Republicans trying to make Democrats look bad. Sadly I'm sure that there are still Democrats who would vote for such a person. I wish this country could get back to voting for the person rather than being so hyper partisan.

Do you even know how depraved many in YOUR OWN party are? I mean, come on. At least own it.

[Anonymous]

Is there a third party candidate for AG?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope the people saying that they would vote for a guy who is wishing death upon people's kids are really Republicans trying to make Democrats look bad. Sadly I'm sure that there are still Democrats who would vote for such a person. I wish this country could get back to voting for the person rather than being so hyper partisan.

Louise Lucas and Mamie Locke have reaffirmed their support for Jay Jones - after the horrible text message came to light.

There are always decisions to be made about how voters feel about a candidate's character as well as their positions.

A lot of us lean Democratic and were prepared to support Jones for his positions, but the recent revelations demonstrate a real lack of character and basic decency.

The fact that Lucas and Locke - who have always stood for soaking NoVa to benefit other parts of the state - add fuel to the fire.

If I weren't prepared to support Spanberger, I would have more reservations about voting for Miyares at this point, but with Spanberger still likely assured of victory it's easier to accept the unfortunate reality that Jones has no business serving as AG. I don't like a lot of Miyares' political positions, but he's not as reckless and obviously unsuited for public office as Jones has been revealed to be.

Louise Lucas has always been an incredible bully. I'm not at all surprised she would defend this depraved candidate simply because he's a fellow Democrat. She has proven over and over to be an awful person.

[Anonymous]

Here we go again with Democrats insisting that their candidates must be saints. Meanwhile, our President pardoned J-6 protestors who committed actual violence against police, and Republicans are all firmly behind him.

Look, Democrats, if you really insist on these high standards for our candidates while Republicans don't care about worse stuff for their candidates, Democrats will just continue to be the losing party. Please understand this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here we go again with Democrats insisting that their candidates must be saints. Meanwhile, our President pardoned J-6 protestors who committed actual violence against police, and Republicans are all firmly behind him.

Look, Democrats, if you really insist on these high standards for our candidates while Republicans don't care about worse stuff for their candidates, Democrats will just continue to be the losing party. Please understand this.

+1. You don't need to like our candidates or believe they're good people. You just need to believe they'll be better for our country than Republicans. It's hilarious to see the Republicans infiltrating this thread and acting as though anything Jones has done is a dealbreaker. None of this would even be news for a Republican candidate because it's all pretty tame by their standards, but in any event, they know that the key is electing as many of their people as possible no matter how distasteful they may be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here we go again with Democrats insisting that their candidates must be saints. Meanwhile, our President pardoned J-6 protestors who committed actual violence against police, and Republicans are all firmly behind him.

Look, Democrats, if you really insist on these high standards for our candidates while Republicans don't care about worse stuff for their candidates, Democrats will just continue to be the losing party. Please understand this.

+1. You don't need to like our candidates or believe they're good people. You just need to believe they'll be better for our country than Republicans. It's hilarious to see the Republicans infiltrating this thread and acting as though anything Jones has done is a dealbreaker. None of this would even be news for a Republican candidate because it's all pretty tame by their standards, but in any event, they know that the key is electing as many of their people as possible no matter how distasteful they may be.

Completely agree. And actions speak louder than words. I’m looking at Miyares’ actions - supporting Trump, Youngkin and all other Rs. Not a chance in hell I’d vote for Miyares.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here we go again with Democrats insisting that their candidates must be saints. Meanwhile, our President pardoned J-6 protestors who committed actual violence against police, and Republicans are all firmly behind him.

Look, Democrats, if you really insist on these high standards for our candidates while Republicans don't care about worse stuff for their candidates, Democrats will just continue to be the losing party. Please understand this.

They aren’t Democrats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here we go again with Democrats insisting that their candidates must be saints. Meanwhile, our President pardoned J-6 protestors who committed actual violence against police, and Republicans are all firmly behind him.

Look, Democrats, if you really insist on these high standards for our candidates while Republicans don't care about worse stuff for their candidates, Democrats will just continue to be the losing party. Please understand this.

+1. You don't need to like our candidates or believe they're good people. You just need to believe they'll be better for our country than Republicans. It's hilarious to see the Republicans infiltrating this thread and acting as though anything Jones has done is a dealbreaker. None of this would even be news for a Republican candidate because it's all pretty tame by their standards, but in any event, they know that the key is electing as many of their people as possible no matter how distasteful they may be.

Completely agree. And actions speak louder than words. I’m looking at Miyares’ actions - supporting Trump, Youngkin and all other Rs. Not a chance in hell I’d vote for Miyares.

Exactly. We know that Miyares will support Trump’s next Big Lie. He will not protect Virginia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good God.

"We need to turn down the rhetoric."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here we go again with Democrats insisting that their candidates must be saints. Meanwhile, our President pardoned J-6 protestors who committed actual violence against police, and Republicans are all firmly behind him.

Look, Democrats, if you really insist on these high standards for our candidates while Republicans don't care about worse stuff for their candidates, Democrats will just continue to be the losing party. Please understand this.

+1. You don't need to like our candidates or believe they're good people. You just need to believe they'll be better for our country than Republicans. It's hilarious to see the Republicans infiltrating this thread and acting as though anything Jones has done is a dealbreaker. None of this would even be news for a Republican candidate because it's all pretty tame by their standards, but in any event, they know that the key is electing as many of their people as possible no matter how distasteful they may be.

If Jay Jones becomes AG, he would be responsible for investigating threats like he himself has made.

Add to that his first statement after this news broke is completely unacceptable.