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LMAO ... at least he kept it real

'Well done my friend'

The Virginia election season began with the Democrat ticket leading, but after scandal hit Democrat attorney general nominee Jay Jones, at least one observer predicts it could be the first split-ticket outcome in the state in 20 years.   Democrat gubernatorial nominee Abigail Spanberger and Jones had led in the polls since June. However, after politically charged, violent text messages sent by Jones in 2022 were made public in early October, Miyares became the only Republican to take a steady lead.   The attorney general election initially made national headlines after Jones’ past was exposed. In early October, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported he had avoided jail time in early 2022 and allegedly misled the court about fulfilling his community service hours ordered following a reckless-driving ticket for doing 116 mph in a 70-mph zone. A day later, the National Review published a report about text messages, also from 2022, that Jones sent to a Virginia Republican legislator fantasizing about assassinating then-Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert and similarly threatening Gilbert’s two young children.  “Before the Jones text story broke about a month ago, it would have been reasonable to call Miyares an underdog. Now, I’d characterize it as more of a toss-up,” J. Miles Coleman, the associate editor of Sabato’s Crystal Ball, the University of Virginia Center for Politics’ nonpartisan newsletter on American campaigns and elections, told The Daily Signal. Coleman identified two groups that could swing the election: “Those ‘soft’ Spanberger [voters] who are predisposed to vote Democratic, but were put off by Jones’ texts,” and those who view a vote for Jones as a vote against Trump.  “Negative partisanship is real,” he said.   President Donald Trump and his administration denounced the threatening text messages. Trump called Jones a “radical left lunatic” and said he should “drop out of the Race IMMEDIATELY.” In the same post, Trump gave his “Complete and Total Endorsement” to Miyares.   Coleman believes that support from Trump and other national Republicans—such as Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La.—might hurt Miyares. “They may find Jones’ texts unsavory, but they may come to see a vote against Miyares as a vote against Trump,” Coleman said.  Though Spanberger has denounced the texts, she has not called for Jones to quit the race. Her silence was notable during an Oct. 9 gubernatorial debate, when she was challenged on it by her Republican rival, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears. Spanberger subsequently shared her frustration on Katie Couric’s podcast on Oct. 21.  Spanberger said: “The fact that I have to spend even a moment’s time talking about somebody else’s text messages from years ago, rather than what I want to do as governor, is something that I am deeply unhappy about.”  Republican former U.S. Rep. Dave Brat said he’s familiar with Spanberger’s tendency to avoid direct questions. “When I ran against Spanberger, it was just kind of a ‘Seinfeld’ show about silence and crickets. She didn’t ever have a position on anything,” he told The Daily Signal.   Brat believes Spanberger could win, but he also thinks the Republican nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general have a chance—though it will likely be close.  “There hasn’t been a split-ticket outcome in Virginia since 2005, but this year could see a real test of that,” Coleman said. “The consensus seems to be that Spanberger will win the gubernatorial race, but the margin will be important. To me, if Spanberger wins by more than 8 points, it’ll get hard for Miyares to generate enough crossover support to hold on.”  Early voting has been open since Sept. 19, two weeks before the Jones texts were made public. While more than 1 million Virginians have already cast ballots, the state has 6.3 million registered voters. The polls will open Tuesday at 6 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m.  The post Despite Jones’ Scandals, Virginia’s AG Race Remains Close appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Frank Luntz: Democrats Are Hurt the Worst During Shutdown

A video showing a woman complaining about her lack of food aid benefits is going viral because she admitted that she's been on the dole for 30 years.Maggie Aragon of New Mexico was interviewed on a KOAT-TV news story intending to drum up sympathy for the tens of millions of Americans who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. The program was facing suspension over the ongoing government shutdown.'Welfare was meant to lift people up, not trap them forever. When do we start rewarding work again?'"The first thing I did was grab my phone and call, and when I heard 'zero dollars,' my chest went into my throat!" Aragon said to KOAT. "I have depended on those benefits since the 1990s, and it's detrimental to my life if I don't get them."She told the outlet that she often had to rely on food banks in addition to SNAP in order to survive.Video of Aragon's comments went viral on social media, where it garnered millions of views.Many pounced on the admission to criticize the program."I can barely afford my own bills and this useless eater has been on food stamps for 30 f**king years. She's been living off MY taxes for 30 f**king years. Cut it off. Let them suffer," author Matt Forney replied."Millions of people live entirely as wards of the state, completely disconnected from the world of work and self-sufficiency. How can this be sustainable?" writer Brian Almon responded."Look, I feel sympathy for people like this on a human level. But she hasn't been able to get a job in three decades? This smells of manufactured dependency, not unavoidable hardship," one user responded."Let's say this woman is 65, which maybe she is ... she has good skin, so possibly younger ... that means she's been on food stamps since she was in her early 30s or maybe younger. That is literally insane," commentator Ryan Girdusky said."Thirty years on food stamps says everything about the system, not the person. Welfare was meant to lift people up, not trap them forever. When do we start rewarding work again?" another user said.Others defended Aragon on the possibility that she was suffering from a disability and was unable to work.RELATED: Judges rule that food stamp benefits cannot be suspended over shutdown — and Trump responds At least one police department said it had increased patrols around grocery stores and food banks to avoid robbery and unrest."These increased patrols are not in response to any specific incident, but are a preventive measure to maintain public safety, deter theft, and reassure the community that law enforcement is present and ready to help," reads a statement from the Barstow Police Department.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Police in Glassboro, New Jersey, said two males were caught on video throwing a chair at officers — hitting one in the back of the head — during an early Saturday morning brawl inside a Domino's Pizza store.Police said after officers responded to the large fight around 2:44 a.m. and were making arrests, two black males — one wearing a gray jacket and the other a light blue sweatshirt — "picked up a chair and threw it at our officers, striking one of them in the back of the head. Not only was this intentional, they found it extremely hysterical while they ran from the scene."'Out of nowhere I looked to my left, [and] there's a chair just flying right down this hallway.'WTXF-TV reported that the officer who was hit was treated at the scene and is expected to recover.While police said in their original Facebook post that "we need your help in identifying them," a Monday afternoon update indicates that suspects have been identified.However, surveillance video showing the brawl — including the moment the chair was thrown — is no longer on the police department's Facebook post. Also no longer visible on the post are the four still images of the two suspects.Police did indicate in their 1:30 p.m. Monday update that a "news release will be made available when feasible."RELATED: Girl, 15, accused of throwing chair that clobbered teacher in head, knocked her to floor, and sent her to hospital is arrested, charged with felonious assault A Domino's employee interviewed at the scene told WTXF that "there was so much chaos up there ... just a bunch of people, like, throwing punches at each other, even at my co-workers. ... I saw ... one girl turn around and just deck another girl in the face. Out of nowhere I looked to my left, [and] there's a chair just flying right down this hallway."Glassboro is about 40 minutes south of Philadelphia. The station added that the Domino's Pizza store is located near Rowan University, which also is in Glassboro.As you might expect, a number of reactions to the incident weren't exactly sympathetic to the brawlers and chair throwers. To wit:"These MFs need an old-school ass whooping," one commenter wrote. "Maybe I am better off out the game now. S**t is ridiculous nowadays.""Time to get rid of no bail and minimum prison sentences," another user said, adding that it's the "only way you're gonna cut it out — or at least cut it down.""They should all be arrested and charged!!" another commenter declared. "The ones standing around watching and recording are no better than the others.""This is disgusting," another user opined. "Absolute animals that need to be locked up."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!