Virginia AG Jason Miyares Talks About Jay Jones and Preventing a Democrat Takeover of the State

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🗓️ 24 October 2025

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"A new survey, released Wednesday by The Washington Post/Schar School, found Miyares and Jones in lockstep with roughly 46 percent support each among likely voters. The numbers mark a 5 percentage point drop for the Democratic candidate in comparison with a similar poll from last month," writes The Hill. Virginia Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares takes a few minutes from the campaign trail to talk with The Daily Signal about the power an unethical attorney general could wield against political foes, what the upcoming appearance by President Barack Obama could do for the race, and more. Keep Up With The Daily Signal Sign up for our email newsletters:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.dailysignal.com/email⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our other shows: Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words: https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL9753340027 The Tony Kinnett Cast: https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL2284199939 The Signal Sitdown: https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL2026390376 Problematic Women:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL7765680741 Follow The Daily Signal: X:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://x.com/intent/user?screen_name=DailySignal Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/thedailysignal/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/TheDailySignalNews/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Truth Social:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://truthsocial.com/@DailySignal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1 Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.9	I've got Virginia's top lawyer on the phone with us.
0:39.3	He is the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Virginia and one of the most important
0:44.0	positions out there.
0:45.2	I remember getting schooled because I grew up in the top cop era and I remember the first
0:51.3	time somebody took me through what an attorney general really is all about protecting Virginians and the residents of their state, Jason Miaris, on the campaign trail, taking some time out to talk to us.
1:04.2	Closures get coffee, Jason. How are you doing, sir?
1:08.9	Oh, thank you. I'm getting coffee right now, drinking out of my mug as I travel. So great to be with you.
1:15.1	I wanted to ask, certainly a lot has been made about your debate with your opponent who seems to think he's running against Donald Trump last, for Attorney General.
1:25.7	But in the light of the text messages that came out that show
1:31.8	his violent tendencies or his whims and his wistful thinking of violence against political opponents,
1:38.8	I know, because I've read reports done by the Competitive Enterprise Institute, the awesome investigative power of the Attorney General's Office.
1:48.9	I think he said it a bunch of times there,
1:50.9	I can't wait to get Jason, Miaris, and Donald Trump in a courtroom.
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