{"id":2495907,"date":"2025-10-07T20:58:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T00:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jay-jones-texts-reprehensible-and-inexcusable-shapiro\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T21:00:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T01:00:35","slug":"jay-jones-texts-reprehensible-and-inexcusable-shapiro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jay-jones-texts-reprehensible-and-inexcusable-shapiro\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay Jones texts \u2018reprehensible and inexcusable\u2019: Shapiro"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The article discusses comments made<\/a> by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and his campaign spokesman regarding controversial text messages sent by Jay Jones, a Democratic candidate for virginia attorney general<\/a>.The texts,which were released shortly after early voting began for the upcoming election,featured threats and violent rhetoric against Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert,including references to gun violence and comparisons to dictators like Hitler and Pol Pot. Governor Shapiro’s spokesman condemned the messages as “reprehensible and inexcusable,” emphasizing that calls for violence have no place in politics. While some Democratic leaders criticized Jones,none have called for his withdrawal from the race. Meanwhile, conservative groups and the Virginia police union have urged jones to drop out, citing the unacceptable nature of his comments and prior controversies involving jones, including a reckless driving charge and questionable community service. Despite the backlash, Jones’s name will remain on the ballot due to state election laws.

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