Jobless rates in Virginia are rising fastest in populous, Democratic localities. That’s a problem for Republicans.

Jobless rates in Virginia are rising fastest in populous, Democratic localities. That’s a problem for Republicans.

When Jay Jones, the Democratic candidate for attorney general, took the stage at Buena Vista’s Labor Day event, he said that Virginians were feeling “less secure” but promised that “we’ll usher in a brighter day that we have not seen for the last three and a half years.” That’s a line that might well work with many audiences across Virginia — we’ll find out in November how many — but I have to wonder how well it worked in Buena Vista. Employment…