RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — 8News is asking whether political discourse has gone too far after Attorney General nominee Jay Jones found himself in controversy over leaked text messages.

The text messages, first shared by the National Review on Friday, Oct. 3, were sent to Carrie Coyner (R-Chesterfield) in August 2022.

Jones’ messages described a hypothetical scenario where former House Speaker Todd Gilbert (R-Shenandoah) would be shot instead of the violent historical dictators Adolf Hitler and Pol Pot. Jones also wished violence on Gilbert’s children.

Political leaders chimed in and called for Jones to drop out of the race, including President Trump condemned Jones’ words in a post on social media, calling them “sick and demented.”

But do voters feel the same?

According to the 8News ‘Spea

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