Jones, Miyares are neck and neck in latest polling average following texting scandal

Jones, Miyares are neck and neck in latest polling average following texting scandal

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares (R ) and his Democratic challenger Jay Jones are neck and neck in the latest Decision Desk HQ polling average following the controversy over Jones’s recently leaked text messages, in which he discusses violence against a former state Speaker.  The updated average shows Jones and Miyares tied with 46.4 percent…

Polls Flip in Virginia Attorney General Race Following Text Scandal

Virginia’s attorney general race has shifted since scandal struck Democrat nominee Jay Jones earlier this month. Polling released on Saturday shows likely voters are no longer standing with Jones following the release of his violent text messages regarding a Republican politician.  In The Trafalgar Group poll, incumbent GOP Attorney General Jason Miyares now stands nearly six points ahead, reversing a six-point lead Jones held in a September pol…