EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW – Former Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares Issues A Strict Warning On The Rise Of Socialism – Campaigns With 8th District Candidate Tony Sabio
July 24, 2026
The 2026 midterm elections are on the horizon, as Democrats hope to take back both chambers of Congress and Republicans seek to defend them.
One race to pay attention to is the House race in the 8th Congressional District of Virginia, as longtime Democratic incumbent Don Beyer, D-VA, is seeking another term in office.
Beyer has represented the 8th district since early 2015.
GOP presumptive nominee Tony Sabio hopes to flip this district in November. The district encompasses Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, parts of Eastern Fairfax County and is considered part of the “Washington, DC suburbs.”
You can learn more about Sabio’s campaign here.
Former GOP Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has returned to the campaign trail and is urging constituents of the 8th district to support Sabio. A fundraiser/dinner was held in Alexandria, Virginia, with both Miyares and Sabio in attendance.
Miyares previously campaigned earlier this year against a proposed Virginia redistricting referendum to give Democrats a 10-1 House seat advantage.
The referendum passed, but was struck down by the Virginia Supreme Court.
Miyares lost his bid for reelection in November 2025 to the current Virginia Attorney General, Democrat Jay Jones, despite Jones fantasizing about killing the families of his political opponents. Virginia Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger is often attributed to carrying Jones across the finish line because she won by 15 points.
Jones also failed to spell “Virginia” properly, the state he represents.
This is not the first time the Gateway Pundit has covered an event for the House race in the 8th district of Virginia. Just a few weeks ago the TGP attended a candidate forum with Sabio, Beyer, and four Democratic challengers that hope to primary Beyer in August.
The event was held at The Wharf in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, a seafood restaurant close to the bay of the Potomac.
Before the main speaking program started, TGP got an exclusive interview with both Sabio and Miyares:
“Great crowd, great energy here. I think people want common sense. You don’t see common sense on the other side of the aisle,” Miyares told TGP.
Miyares also took the opportunity to attack Beyer:
“You have somebody who’s been in this seat for too long. He’s a politician that I don’t think can point to any accomplishments.”
Miyares then praised Sabio for his service to our nation:
“You have somebody who’s served this country. An inspiring story where he literally represents the best of America. I love Tony’s unbridled optimism and his story, personalized service. So that’s why I’m happy and proud to stand with him. I’m excited about this race.”
Sabio then praised Miyares for his work as Virginia’s Attorney General and pointed to his loss for reelection in 2025:
“We lost a good man as far as it turned out. We’re going to talk about trying to keep our community secure and you’re the right man with the right message for that. An honor to be with you and, standing next to you on that and everything and all your endeavors.”
Miyares ended the interview by issuing a strict warning on the rise of socialism in the modern Democratic Party.
“What you’re seeing with Democrats that I’ve seen across the country is that they’re horrified at the rise of socialists that have taken over their party,” Miyares told TGP.
“I think they’ve seen such a leftward shift that today’s Democratic Party is not recognizable. It’s definitely not recognizable from when I was in college, in the Bill Clinton years.”
Miyares is confident that the rise of socialism in the Democratic Party will make a lot of races in the 2026 midterms more competitive, including the 8th district of Virginia.
Miyares is the son of Cuban immigrants that fled socialism from the Cuban dictatorship.
The main speaking program then started, with both Miyares and Sabio giving their remarks. Miyares continued to slam the rise of socialism in the Democratic Party.
“I think the great threat of our democracy right now and the future of this republic is apathy,” Miyares told the crowd.
“My family fled from Cuba. That gives you a unique perspective on the horrors of Marxism and socialism.”
Miyares took the opportunity to attack former Democratic nominee for Maine’s Senate race, Graham Platner, who dropped out of the race due to a series of scandals:
“You have right now primary voters awarding by a three-to-one margin in the state of Maine, a socialist with a freaking Nazi tattoo against a Democratic Governor.”
According to Miyares, 66% of Democrats now have a favorable view of socialism, which is very telling given that Democratic Socialists have seen primary victories across the nation, even defeating several well entrenched incumbents in states like New York and Colorado.
Sabio then addressed the crowd and shared why he decided to enter this race:
“I’m not groomed to be a politician. I never sought to be a politician. It’s Something that just came to me, came to me because of my faith, what I’ve had, and what I’ve went through in my life.”
Sabio focuses on a more unifying message throughout the speech, even quoting 40th President Ronald Reagan:
“If you agree with me eighty percent of the time, you’re not my enemy, you’re my friend,” Sabio told the crowd.
“The Democratic Party is not our enemy. The Democratic Socialists of America, which they should take out the last part because there’s nothing American about it. It is everyone’s enemy.”
Sabio confirmed that if he were to lose in the general election, he would file to run for this seat again in 2028.
The 8th district of Virginia is a deep blue district, as Beyer won his reelection by around 47 points in 2024.
Beyer could be vulnerable on the primary on August 4th, as an anti-incumbency sentiment has been brewing across the country during the 2026 midterm cycle.
Sabio is confident that he can win in the general election, especially if Beyer is defeated in the primary by a socialist candidate, because the DSA will “take out the fire,” if he is defeated in the Democratic primary.
Sabio’s campaign is an inclusive venture that is welcoming to Democrats and Republicans alike.
The last Republican to win in the 8th District of Virginia was in 1988.
The Virginia primaries will be taking place on August 4, 2026 and the general election will take place on November 3, 2026.
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