It turns out that driving 116 mph down Interstate 64 may not be the worst thing Jay Jones has done. What set off all this has a Southwest Virginia angle: the death in 2022 of former Del. This is one of the reasons why Democrats can no longer win in Southwest Virginia. Democrats today don’t really need to elect legislators from Southwest Virginia, or rural areas in general. Abigail Spanberger’s response was empty — she condemned the rhetoric but stopped short of saying what any serious leader would: Jay Jones must drop out.