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Libertarian Cliff Hyra wants Virginians to ignore the attack ads in the governor’s race featuring MS-13 gang members, pedophiles and neo-Nazis, and vote for the guy whose long-shot campaign has at least been clean.

On Thursday, less than a week before Tuesday’s election, Hyra held a news conference at the state Capitol to emphasize his dismay over the “wild-eyed accusations and divisive rhetoric” flying between Republican Ed Gillespie and Democrat Ralph Northam and their supporters.

“I fear for the future of our commonwealth and of our nation. When even the most staid candidates feel that they have to descend to this level of discourse to win an election. And are willing to do so,” said Hyra, a 35-year-old Mechanicsville patent attorney who will appear on the ballot Tuesday as the only third-party candidate for governor.

Hyra’s campaign had said his announcement could “alter the course of the contest,” a slight oversell that fueled speculation he might drop out and endorse one of the other candidates. But he didn’t have much nice to say about Northam or Gillespie.