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Commissioner denounces 'horrific statements' in Virginia attorney general race, urges civility
Summary
An unnamed St. Mary's County commissioner condemned violent rhetoric reported in the Virginia attorney general race and said the candidate who made the statements should drop out of public life.
An unnamed St. Mary's County commissioner condemned what he called "horrific statements" made by a candidate in the Virginia attorney general's race and urged a return to civil discourse.
The commissioner said there is "absolutely no reason for this" type of rhetoric and added that public disagreement should be limited to "principles and policies" rather than personal attacks or threats. "The candidate who said these things needs to absolutely drop out of the race and basically disappear from public life and just go live on a hillside somewhere by himself," the commissioner said.
Why this matters: local elected officials' public remarks on statewide or national political conduct can reflect broader concerns about tone in politics and shape local expectations for civic discourse. The commissioner framed the remarks as a call for restraint in communications, noting that emails and texts repeating violent language are "absolutely inexcusable."
The speaker did not name the candidate or supply specific quotations from news reports; he referred to reports from the Virginia attorney general race as his basis for the remarks.
