{"id":2600920,"date":"2026-05-10T10:22:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T14:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-democrats-roasted-over-spelling-mistakes-in-redistricting-documents\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T10:24:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T14:24:23","slug":"virginia-democrats-roasted-over-spelling-mistakes-in-redistricting-documents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-democrats-roasted-over-spelling-mistakes-in-redistricting-documents\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Democrats roasted over spelling mistakes in redistricting documents"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvirginia-democrats-roasted-over-spelling-mistakes-in-redistricting-documents%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2600920&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Virginia Democrats filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-says-trump-can-cut-2-billion-in-usaid-funds\/\" title=\"Appeals court says Trump can cut  billion in USAID funds\">fast appeal<\/a> to the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to overturn a Virginia Supreme Court decision that struck down a redistricting referendum. Supporters and opponents alike focused on the filing\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >repeated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-image-claims-to-show-cnn-article-about-the-taliban-banning-sanitary-napkins\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Image Claims To Show CNN Article About The Taliban Banning Sanitary Napkins\">spelling errors<\/a>-mocking miswritten references<\/a> such as \u201cVirginia\u201d and \u201cSentator\u201d-and also additional mistakes in related press materials. The controversy drew widespread criticism and political commentary online, with figures like former Virginia AG Jason Miyares and others using the errors to argue the effort was sloppy or embarrassing, even as Democrats signaled they would continue fighting over redistricting.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Virginia Democrats made a hasty <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4561533\/virginia-democrats-supreme-court-appeal-redistricting-loss\/\">appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court<\/a> on Friday to overturn the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4551658\/virginia-supreme-court-blocks-redistricting-referendum\/\">Virginia Supreme Court\u2019s ruling to strike down<\/a> the redistricting referendum but were mocked for numerous spelling mistakes that appeared in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/chrome-extension:\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/https:\/\/ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com\/2b\/71\/3e1c39da41d8b6d5e601f3e77280\/2026-05-08-joint-motion-to-delay-issuing-mandate.pdf\">court documents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst, if you are going to appeal to SCOTUS maybe don\u2019t misspell Virginia????\u201d former Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JasonMiyaresVA\/status\/2052913817626030469\">wrote<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4561813\/gop-redistricting-midterm-campaigns-trump\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>GOP redistricting plans infuse energy into midterm campaigns while Trump\u2019s popularity wanes<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4560788\/lack-of-trump-endorsement-affected-georgia-gop-senate-primary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>How the lack of a Trump endorsement has affected the Georgia GOP Senate primary<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4561533\/virginia-democrats-supreme-court-appeal-redistricting-loss\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Virginia Democrats make long-shot Supreme Court appeal after redistricting loss<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Democrats misspell \u201cVirginia\u201d and \u201cSenator\u201d in Supreme Court filing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Not one but two mistakes just in the first page of the filing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cAnd \u2018Sentator,&#8217;\u201d Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon responded.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And \u201cSentator\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PkboyBtjbL\">https:\/\/t.co\/PkboyBtjbL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Harmeet K. Dhillon (@HarmeetKDhillon) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HarmeetKDhillon\/status\/2052917193801916658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDeer Super Court, Plez donut reverc the Virgna voters dession to redistrik the Stat,\u201d Being Libertarian wrote, signing off, \u201cThanx, Virgna Democrats.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Deer Super Court, <\/p>\n<p>Plez donut reverc the Virgna voters dession to redistrik the Stat. <\/p>\n<p>Thanx,<br \/>Virgna Democrats<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Being Libertarian (@beinlibertarian) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beinlibertarian\/status\/2053118985269363114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s one thing to misspell things on social media.\u00a0We all do it, and it\u2019s a little embarrassing,\u201d one user <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AwakenedOutlaw\/status\/2052936194204557658\">wrote<\/a> on X. \u201cBut to be the Speaker of the House of Delegates and you misspell the name of your own state in a desperate legal appeal to the Supreme Court of the freaking United States about (and when EVERYONE is watching, mind you), that\u2019s some major-league ouch, right there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2019Virginia\u2019 and \u2018Senator\u2019 are misspelled in the motion to delay the Virginia Supreme Court\u2019s ruling on gerrymandering,\u201d another user <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JasonKrump\/status\/2053132712375119925\">wrote<\/a> on X. \u201cErrors like this are sloppy and undermine the case being made.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Clarence Thomas as soon as he saw the spelling errors in the Virginia Democrats SCOVA appeal. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ttNYRuhT60\">pic.twitter.com\/ttNYRuhT60<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jay Bee (@TheRealJBx) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRealJBx\/status\/2053068003239956849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>But the court documents to the Supreme Court were not the only flubs Virginia Democrats were grilled over on Friday. Virginia Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jay-jones\/\">Jay Jones<\/a> also misspelled \u201cattorney\u201d in a graphic for a press release. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople have been surprised by the misspelling of \u2018Virginia\u2019 and \u2018Senator\u2019 in the court filings,\u201d Jason Miyares wrote. \u201cBut some saw this coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">People have been surprised by the misspelling of \u201cVirginia\u201d and \u201cSenator\u201d in the court filings, but some saw this coming\u2026\u2026. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tPKj84zNDH\">https:\/\/t.co\/tPKj84zNDH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Miyares (@JasonMiyaresVA) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonMiyaresVA\/status\/2053107310227001400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4560836\/virginia-democrats-vow-continue-redistricting-fight\/\"><strong>VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS VOW TO CONTINUE REDISTRICTING FIGHT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPainful. Humiliating,\u201d former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli wrote in response to a screenshot of the misspelling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased on the comments to his post, the good news for Jay Jones is that he may soon be known more as the dumbest lawyer in America as opposed to simply being known as the guy with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3837693\/miyares-calls-on-jay-jones-drop-out-over-text-messages\/\">violent murder fantasies<\/a>,\u201d Ian Prior, senior adviser at America First Legal, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iandprior\/status\/2053202995743985999\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia Dems\u2019 Supreme Court appeal mocked over spelling errors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2745,"featured_media":2600922,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SCOTUS-filing-Feature-image.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3685,36160,16985,79415,5468],"class_list":["post-2600920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-democrats","tag-political-controversy","tag-redistricting","tag-spelling-mistakes","tag-virginia"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SCOTUS-filing-Feature-image.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2745"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2600920"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2600925,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2600920\/revisions\/2600925"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2600922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2600920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2600920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2600920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}