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Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones spoke at a Petersburg Democratic Committee banquet.

Jones criticized his Republican opponent, Jason Miyares, for not challenging the Trump administration.

He blamed the GOP for the federal government shutdown and its impact on public servants.

It did not take long for Jay Jones to hype up the crowd inside the Petersburg Public Library's conference center.

It came after Jones, the Democratic nominee for Virginia attorney general, got through his opening remarks when he thanked the roomful of supporters and talked about how Petersburg felt like his "second home." His comment summed up a cornerstone of the platform on which he, gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger and lieutenant governor nominee Sen. Ghazala Hashmi hav

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