The Goldwater-Thomas Report: A Vote for Democrats is a Vote for Terror, Violence and Crime

Published: October 30, 2025
Analysis: The Conservative Caucus

Critical Races: Virginia, New Jersey, and New York

If you know anyone in New Jersey, Virginia or New York City, please urge them to get out and vote.

Both the New Jersey and Virginia races for governor have tightened up. From being difficult in New Jersey and apparently hopeless in Virginia, the races are shifting towards our favor.

Virginia voters should vote for:

• Winsome Earle-Sears for Governor
• John Reid for Lieutenant Governor
• General Jason Miyares for Attorney General
• All conservatives running for state delegate and local races

In New Jersey, vote for:

• Jack Ciattarelli for Governor
• Kara Jameson for Lieutenant Governor
• All conservatives running in General Assembly and local races

While both states vote Democrat, they do have a tradition of occasionally electing a Republican governor.

In New York City, conservatives must defeat the Communist Democrat Zohran Mamdani. The opposition candidates are the former governor Andrew Cuomo and Guardian Angels founder Republican Curtis Sliwa, who are splitting the vote against Mamdani.

The Violence of the Democrat Party

Democrat-led cities are bleeding with out-of-control crime, murder and city-sanctioned riots.

Democrat mayors defund police. Soros prosecutors won’t prosecute criminals. Democrat mayors and governors are letting Antifa thugs fight the National Guard forces sent to protect federal facilities and save lives in their own cities.

The media of course blames Trump and conservatives for Democrat violence and murder.

Now the race for Attorney General in Virginia has been upended by the discovery of terrifying text messages by the Democrat candidate, Jay Jones.

Jay Jones: The Democrat Who Dreams of Murder

Jones texted to a Republican member of the General Assembly his chilling desire to assassinate Republican Todd Gilbert, the then-Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates.

Here’s what this violent Democrat candidate for Virginia’s top law enforcement job wrote:

“Three people, two bullets. Gilbert, Hitler, and Pol Pot. Gilbert gets two bullets to the head. Spoiler: put Gilbert in the crew with the two worst people you know and he receives both bullets every time.”

Jones also wished Gilbert’s wife could “watch their children die in her arms. I’ve told you this before. Only when people feel pain personally do they move on policy.”

He accused Gilbert of “breeding little fascists.”

What kind of person thinks like this? Haven’t we had enough of the ruthless behavior of Democrat politicians in this country?

Democrats’ Shocking Response: Nothing

As terrifying as Jones’ messages were, the response by official Virginia Democrat leaders was nothing less than shocking. NOT A SINGLE WORD OF REBUKE for this inhuman behavior.

And Jones’ campaign? The Democrat party and the media just papered over it: His campaign stated, “Jay has owned this mistake, apologized sincerely, and shown through his record as a public servant that he is dedicated to service. Voters deserve to hear his vision for Virginia, not distractions from the past. We’re moving forward.”

So, for Democrats, this is public service—a man dedicated to the murder of his political opponents? Americans have had enough of that.

Rather than demand Jones quit the campaign, Virginia Democrats ignored the pain felt by the target of Jones’ hate. They seemed happy to elect the top law enforcement officer who called for the assassination of Gilbert and his children.

Fairfax Democrats posted on Bluesky that “Democrats admit when they are wrong and pledge to do better. Let’s move on.”

The Virginia Beach Democratic Committee echoed this, stating: “Jay Jones has taken responsibility, apologized, and shown he is committed to serving with integrity and accountability that his public record already shows.”

Not one national Democrat has condemned Jay Jones. One of Virginia’s U.S. Senators called the comments “indefensible.” The other called them “appalling” and “inconsistent.” Yet both are still supporting Jones. Where are the heads of these insane Democrats?

Not one Democrat we can find seem disturbed that they embraced a wanna-be murderer to be Attorney General.

Republicans have demanded that Jones drop out of the race. But Democrats are rallying around the candidate that advocates assassination.

It won’t surprise you that the media is casting a virtual blanket of silence on this. They want to save their pro-violence candidate.

Abigail Spanberger: “Let Your Rage Fuel You”

Is the Democrat candidate for Virginia’s Governor, Abigail Spanberger, any better? No!

She appeared to advocate even more Democrat violence by saying “let your rage fuel you.”

This is a symptom of a far greater problem in the Democrat Party. They advocate for violence. Democrat politicians and Democrat media incite hatred and murder such as against President Trump and Charlie Kirk.

We are not the same. They are an un-American party. Vote America First and you vote for safety for your family.

Please warn everyone in Virginia to vote for conservative candidates to make Virginia safer.

Remembering Charlie Kirk: A Birthday in Heaven

On his birthday, October 14, we remembered Charlie Kirk.

President Donald Trump honored Charlie with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in a special White House ceremony.

Charlie Kirk was a patriot and a man whose purpose was to honor God in his life and work.

A Simple Message: “Let’s Talk”

His message was simple. “Let’s talk.” He engaged people of all beliefs in peaceful discourse.

Charlie started off just by himself, engaging students on campuses with his sign “prove me wrong.”

He never argued. If you listen to the many videos of him, he found points of agreement in the people he debated. He didn’t compromise his beliefs. Nor did he argue. He listened to them defending their views. He made them explain their position—something that threatens the Democrat ideology. And he presented logical and Christian principles in response to the leftists who were brave enough to risk challenges to their beliefs.

Some liberals would realize their views were wrong. Some walked away unconvinced. Some changed their minds. None left unchallenged. All those listening bore witness to truth—truths they could not just explain away.

From one man on campus, he found many who copied his passion for civil discourse, and from there, Turning Point was founded.

Volunteer groups sprang up on college campuses across the country. They emulated Charlie’s message and style. Peaceful discourse to debate issues. 10,000 would attend his largest conferences.

The Target of Democrat Hate

But his message terrified Democrat politicians. In Charlie, they saw he was a unifier and a threat to their monopoly on public debate. He challenged liberals to defend their ideas—and often they were unable to do so, having uncritically absorbed the Democrat talking points by the media and their professors.

Democrat leaders and the media advanced propaganda that claimed he was ‘spreading hate.’ He was ‘a fascist.’ And other phrases engineered specifically to make him a target of the violent Democrat activists.

Theirs was a message of hate. It helped create the ‘assassination culture’ inspiring extremist Democrats to attempt at least two assassination attempts on President Trump. And on Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Rep. Steve Scalise and others.

That forced Charlie to have security teams at his campus debates.

But that one time, following many threats, the Democrat assassin succeeded.

Americans mourned.

A voice of reason, calm, and civil discourse was silenced.

We prayed. We mourned.

Hateful Democrats in politics, government and universities cheered and celebrated.

We are not the same.

Charlie’s Legacy Lives On

For Charlie’s unrealized birthday, let us pray for his family. For his ideals and for Turning Point—that they continue to grow and spread gentle oil on turbulent waters. To make liberals question their views. And to pray Americans will further turn from the hateful messaging of Democrat leaders.

As we watch the solemn ceremony in the White House today, let us honor this brave man of God now with his Father in Heaven celebrating life eternal. May we all inspired by God’s grace do our part to carry on the legacy Charlie Kirk left behind.

Thank you, Charlie for inspiring so many.

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About The Goldwater-Thomas Report Authors

Publisher: Barry M. Goldwater Jr. is Honorary Chairman of The Conservative Caucus. He served 14 years as a member of the U.S. Congress, and is the son of the late Senator Barry Goldwater Sr., who was the first presidential candidate of the modern conservative movement. Goldwater Jr. followed in his father’s footsteps as a conservative leader. He is a graduate of Arizona State University.

Chairman: Peter J. Thomas has been TCC’s Chairman since 2011, and served on the board starting at our founding in 1974. He founded and served as President of the Massachusetts Foundation for Economic Research, and was chief of staff to Congressman Peter Torkildsen, and served under President Reagan and both Presidents Bush.

President: Jim Pfaff is the President of The Conservative Caucus. Jim’s political career stretches over three decades. He was Chief of Staff for Congressmen Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Tim Huelskamp (R-KS). He also served as the Chief of Staff for the Colorado House Republican Caucus. He also served as Founder and Executive Director of Americans for Prosperity of Colorado, President of the Colorado Family Institute, and a National Representative for Family Policy Councils at Focus on the Family.

Editor: Art Harman is TCC’s Senior Vice President for Policy. He served as a Legislative Director in Congress where he developed the successful strategy to kill the 2013 Senate amnesty bill, wrote legislation and amendments, and learned from the inside how Congress really works. He advised the 2016 Trump campaign on border security, international broadcasting and space policy, as well as with the transition and White House.

About The Conservative Caucus:
The Conservative Caucus is an organization dedicated to conservative principles, securing our Constitutional rights, and activating our nationwide grassroots network. Founded in 1974, TCC has been at the forefront of the conservative movement for five decades.

Related Topics: Virginia Elections | Democrat Violence | Jay Jones | Abigail Spanberger | Charlie Kirk | Attorney General Race | Election 2025

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Published October 30, 2025 | The Goldwater-Thomas Report