Voters Decided Jones’ Texts Paled in Comparison to Threats Against Economy, Democracy

Voters decided Jones’ texts paled in comparison to threats against economy, democracy

Democratic Virginia Attorney General-elect Jay Jones gives a victory speech in Richmond on Nov. 4, 2025 as he reflects on becoming the state's first Black attorney general. (Photo by Charlotte Rene Woods/Virginia Mercury)Lance Watson, senior pastor of a large Baptist congregation in Richmond, must have spoken for hundreds of thousands of Virginians Sunday when he mentioned the prospects of Jay Jones, then the Democratic attorney general candidat…

Legal Expert Phill Kline Warns Jay Jones’ Virginia AG Win Shows Expanding Influence of Progressive Donor Network

Phill Kline, former Kansas Attorney General and current law professor at Liberty University School of Law, warned that Jay Jones’ victory as Virginia’s new attorney general illustrates the growing power of a coordinated network of left-leaning nonprofits and billionaire donors who influence elections behind the scenes. Jones, who was criticized on the campaign trail over the surfacing of remarks he allegedly made calling for the killings of poli…