It also didn’t help that during her debate with Earle-Sears, Spanberger stood in stonefaced silence when her opponent asked whether she would condemn Jones’ violent fantasies about Gilbert and his family.
A Suffolk University poll gave her a nine-point lead over Earle-Sears.
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Democratic Virginia gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger appears to be distancing herself from other Democrats embroiled in controversy.
Spanberger recently removed the names of attorney general candidate Jay Jones and congressional candidate Ghazala Hashmi from our campaign tour bus. Several users pointed out the missing candidates in recent pictures of the bus.
SpanbergeriscurrentlyleadingherRepublicanopponent,Lt.Gov.WinsomeEarle-Sears,inthepolls.ButEarle-Searshasbeensteadilyclosingthegapoverthepastmonth.
Jonescameunderfirewhena2022textmessageexchangeleakedinwhichhefantasizedaboutviolenceagainstthen-VirginiastateHouseSpeakerToddGilbert.HesuggestedthatGilbertshouldbeshotandpossiblylosehischildrentoviolencebecausethatmightprompthimandotherRepublicanstosupportleftistpolicies.
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