While some Virginia Democrats are pushing Republicans and the local press corps to move on from the Jay Jones texting revelations, Attorney General Jason Miyares, Jones's GOP opponent in the fall election, is, in so many words, saying "Nope, I don't think so."
As RedState has reported, Jones is mired in a scandal of his own making after news broke Friday of texts he sent a former Republican colleague in the Virginia House of Delegates in August 2022, where he fantasized about killing another former GOP colleague, then-Speaker of the House Todd Gilbert, and of Gilbert’s children dying in his wife Jennifer’s arms.
Jones, as we've also documented, dug a deeper hole for himself in the immediate aftermath of the story going viral, first blaming Miyares and President Trump for a "smear" campaign before toning it down later and profusely apologizing - yet stopping short of withdrawing from the race.
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For his part, Miyares has issued some brutally effective messages in response to the news, with one of them being this ad he released Monday:
🚨BREAKING — Jason Miyares, the Republican incumbent in the VA AG race, just released a career-ending campaign video against Jay Jones.pic.twitter.com/zbEvfGYCHc
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) October 6, 2025
Even better, in my opinion, was the formal statement he put out on Saturday, where he outlined the stakes in the race and the vast differences between them but said that it is up to voters to decide who they feel is most fit to be the commonwealth's attorney general:
The Attorney General is Virginia’s Chief Law Enforcement Officer. That authority must always be exercised with neutrality, integrity, and character because that’s the only way every Virginian can trust the system meant to protect them. With the recent revelations, it’s clear Jay Jones has shown he’s reckless, biased, and willing to trade away his integrity, disqualifying himself from ever serving as Attorney General.
Jay Jones wished for the violent death of a political opponent and then fantasized about that opponent’s children dying in their mother’s arms. When confronted, he doubled down, saying that kind of grief and pain would be a good thing if it advanced his politics. And politics aside, one has to be coming from a dark place to advocate the murder of a colleague and their family.
This conduct is disqualifying.
As a former prosecutor and current Attorney General, I’ve sat with crying victims and grieving families. There is no sound more haunting than the cries of a parent who has lost a child. I’ve seen their pain, held their hands, and witnessed the devastation that violent crime leaves behind. Absolutely no one, least of all a candidate for Virginia’s top law-enforcement office, should ever treat that pain as a political tool.
Prior to this week, this race was about competing views on public safety. Now it’s about basic fitness for public office.
If you believe it is okay to wish death upon a political opponent — vote for my opponent.
If you believe it is worth the death of children to advance your political goal — vote for my opponent.
If you want to give a green light to violent lunatics — vote for my opponent.
As Attorney General, I took an oath to protect every Virginian—regardless of whether they are a Democrat or Republican, whether they like me or dislike me, voted for me or not.
My job is to stop violence, to protect innocent lives, and keep people safe. I cannot imagine someone running for this job who advocates for violence.
The Attorney General’s sworn duty is to serve as the Commonwealth’s top law enforcement officer and keep everyone safe. That’s the job I’ve done and will continue to do for the people of Virginia.
The Attorney General is Virginia's Chief Law Enforcement Officer. That authority must always be exercised with neutrality, integrity, and character because that's the only way every Virginian can trust the system meant to protect them. With the recent revelations, it's clear Jay… pic.twitter.com/GkEOfoJKDi
— Jason Miyares (@JasonMiyaresVA) October 4, 2025
This is starting to feel a little like the 2021 Youngkin/McAuliffe gubernatorial race to me, where Terry McAuliffe's campaign imploded in late September thanks to McAuliffe himself. Glenn Youngkin capitalized on it with laser-like precision, and the rest, as they say, is history.
Early voting is currently underway in Virginia, and Election Day is November 4th. It will be interesting to see how this ultimately plays out.
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