Jane Dittmar had tried to tie her Republican opponent in Virginia’s 5th District to Donald Trump Wednesday, something that most Democratic congressional candidates are doing to their opponents these days.

She wanted GOP state Sen. Tom Garrett to condemn two armed Trump supporters who protested outside her office last week.

“Unfortunately, Tom Garrett is following in the footsteps of his endorsed leader Donald Trump, who has continued to stoke violence on the campaign trail,” Dittmar said in a statement announcing a news conference. Garrett showed up at the event in Charlottesville to “condemn threats of violence by supporters of either party,” he said in a release.

For much of this campaign, the open-seat race to replace three-term GOP Rep. Robert Hurt has been a sleepy contest. But with Hillary Clinton expected to do well in Virginia, this race is getting more attention lately as a lower-tier race that Democrats could pick up if there’s a wave.

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