The campaign of Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares is spending $1.5 million on an ad campaign highlighting disturbing, violent texts from his Democratic opponent, Jay Jones .

Texts first obtained and published by the National Review on Friday, and later confirmed by Jones, featured Jones sharing violent fantasies about former Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert, saying he wished he could murder him. He also wished death upon his two young children, whom he dubbed “little fascists.” Miyares’s campaign is now broadcasting the messages around Virginia as part of an ad campaign ahead of next month’s election.

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