Virginia Republicans are continuing their calls for Democratic attorney general candidate Jay Jones to drop of the race, hoping to keep the spotlight on the controversy over his dark text messages from three years ago, which recently re-emerged.
The controversy appears to have landed with voters. Every voter News4 spoke with on Tuesday was aware of Jones' 2022 text messages suggesting the former GOP House speaker get “two bullets to the head.”
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News4 found just one person who changed his vote over the issue. Most shared the belief that the issue could have an effect on all three statewide races.
“It’s a mistake and I think he’ll probably pay the price for it,” Fairfax County voter James Joyce said about the disturbing t