Eric Daugherty@EricLDaugh
🚨 HOLY CRAP! BRUTAL exchange as Virginia governor candidate Abigail Spanberger is grilled on if she STILL endorses Jay Jones for attorney general, after he called for the death of Republicans and their children.
This is BAD.
MODERATOR: "I didn't hear an answer on [whether you still endorse] Jay Jones."
SPANBERGER: "In fact, it appears that it was the, uh, those who released the text messages and held them for years so the public was unaware who had knowledge of these text messages."
SEARS: "When did you KNOW, and what did you DO about it?!"
SPANBERGER: "I learned of these text messages the day that they came out and I denounced them as soon as I learned of them."
SEARS: "Oh, she denounces M*RDER!"
SPANBERGER: "And importantly, um, at this point as we move forward, the voters now have this information, information that was withheld for them, presumably for political reasons."
"But the voters now have the information and it is up to voter to make an individual choice based on this information."
MODERATOR: "Do you still continue to endorse Jay Jones? 15 seconds, yes or no."
SPANBERGER: "We are all running our individual races. I believe my opponent has said that about her lieutenant governor nominee."
SEARS: "Third time's a charm, Abigail!"
SPANBERGER: "It's up to every person to make their own decision. I am running my race to serve Virginia, and that is what I intend to do."
MODERATOR: "We just want to clarify, what you're saying is that as of now, you still endorse Jay Jones as attorney general?"
SPANBERGER: "I'm saying as of now, it's up to every voter to make their own individual decision."
SEARS: "She STILL endorses him!"
