See below for reactions from Virginia Democrats (and silence from Virginia Republicans) after Republican House of Delegates candidate Gary Pan attacked his opponent, Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-HD34) for supposedly “phoning it in,” when in fact she was “out of town to be with her daughter who was critically ill and sadly passed away Friday.” Deepest condolences to Kathleen Murphy and her family; it goes without saying that she shouldn’t have to be dealing with the absurd, disgraceful bulls*** from Gary Pan when she’s going through such an incredibly difficult time…
Very shameful. This takes campaigning and decency to a new low. We can't have someone who would step to this low serving in the General Assembly.
— Senator John Bell (@SenatorJohnBell) August 30, 2021
Republican AG nominee Del. Jason Miyares is a COLLEAGUE of Del. @kmurphyva's in the VA House of Delegates; is he cool with Gary Pan's disgusting behavior and attacks while Murphy was out of town with her daughter who was critically ill? https://t.co/wO2KgDtc0f cc: @vademocrats pic.twitter.com/TtG55L0ihH
— Blue Virginia (@bluevirginia) August 30, 2021
Also, is Glenn Youngkin cool with Pan's behavior? https://t.co/dviTHxRDqh pic.twitter.com/9AInG0q2lT
— Blue Virginia (@bluevirginia) August 30, 2021
Politics often brings out the worst in people, but often, in times of crisis or personal grief, it brings out the best in people.
It saddens me that @PanForVirginia hasn’t gotten the memo that people come before politics.
Maybe @VA_GOP & @vahousegop can resend the memo to him? https://t.co/z2DiGeCJ6e
— Trevor Southerland (@TMSoutherland85) August 30, 2021
https://twitter.com/lmnusbaum/status/1432377976184885248
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