Spanberger supporters confident Jay Jones will win despite texting controversy

Supporters of Democratic Virginia gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger remain confident her running mate, Jay Jones, will win on Tuesday, even after his “stupid mistake” that caught national attention last month.

Jones, running against incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares, joined Spanberger and former President Barack Obama at a campaign rally in Norfolk, Virginia, on Saturday. A month earlier, he was at the center of controversy when a series of leaked messages from 2022 showed Jones spoke of wanting to shoot his political rival, then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert, and his children.