US EditionSpanberger won’t say if she endorses Jones after text scandal
Spanberger condemned Jay Jones' violent texts but refused to withdraw her endorsement, stating voters should decide amid a tightening Virginia governor race, polls show a narrow lead.
- On Thursday, Abigail Spanberger declined to say whether she still endorses Jay Jones during the Virginia gubernatorial debate, the only live debate between the candidates.
- Resurfaced messages from Jones dating to August 8, 2022 show Jones suggested `two bullets to the head` to Republican Delegate Carrie Coyner, including violent imagery about the lawmaker and his family.
- Under sustained questioning, Spanberger faced demands to renounce Jones as Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears pressed her repeatedly and moderators said they did not hear a clear yes-or-no answer.
- Republicans escalated their attacks, releasing ads criticizing Abigail Spanberger’s support for Jones as the race tightened in October polling by ABC7 News and the Republican Governors Association spent $1.5 million on Winsome Earle-Sears.
- Both the candidate and his critics reacted: Jones apologized accepting `full responsibility` and Spanberger said she learned the day messages were released, denouncing the rhetoric.
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Democrat Squirms as GOP Debate Rival Hammers Her for Ducking Jay Jones Endorsement: ‘Third Time’s a Charm!’
Virginia’s Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Abigail Spanberger refused to withdraw her endorsement of her party’s attorney general nominee Jay Jones even as she faced relentless grilling from Republican rival Winsome Earle-Sears about and his “abhorrent” text message suggesting a political rival should get “two bullets to the head.” The explosive moment came within minutes of the debate’s start at Norfolk State University on Thursday night. Earl…
Dem Candidate Caught In Brutal Debate Moment Over Fellow Dem's Violent Threats
U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) refused to give a concrete answer when asked whether she would retract her endorsement of Jay Jones, the Democratic Party nominee for attorney general in Virginia, following the emergence of violent text messages. In 2022 text messages to a colleague, Jones stated that he wanted to put “two bullets” in the head of then-Republican House Speaker Todd Gilbert. He then doubled down and threatened Gilbert’s wife an…
Virginia Democrat Abigail Spanberger repeatedly refuses to answer questions about Jay Jones endorsement during gubernatorial debate
Democrat Abigail Spanberger was given multiple opportunities during Virginia’s only gubernatorial debate Thursday to disavow her support for embattled attorney general candidate Jay Jones and repeatedly refused.
SHAMEFUL: Abigail Spanberger REFUSES To Pull Jay Jones Endorsement Over Violent Texts Scandal
This is utterly shameful. Tonight, the two candidates who are running for governor of Virginia debated each other on live television. Abigail Spanberger, the Democrat candidate, was finally confronted about her endorsement of Jay Jones. If you don’t know who Jay Jones is, he is the Democrat nominee for Virginia Attorney General. Recently, some very disgusting and violent text messages in which Jones fantasized about assassinating the GOP House S…
Spanberger refuses to say whether she still endorses Jay Jones after text scandal
During the Virginia gubernatorial debate, Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger refused to answer whether she continues to endorse Democrat Jay Jones' candidacy for attorney general following an explosive text scandal. (Credit: WAVY-TV)
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