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Several Virginia law enforcement leaders are calling for attorney general candidate Jerrauld "Jay" Jones to drop out of the race , as a former top lawman turned senator told Fox News Digital it is unthinkable that many Democrats remain silent on the matter.

The Virginia Law Enforcement Sheriffs' Association, representing the 86 sheriffs in the Old Dominion’s counties and independent cities, wrote a letter to Jones’ campaign headquarters in Williamsburg, Virginia, Wednesday demanding he bow out of the race after texts surfaced depicting him envisioning the murder of a former GOP leader.

"It’s really sickening," Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., told Fox News Digital Tuesday.

"Calling for the assassination of a rival — calling

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