Texas Democrat vows to 'go across your neck,' makes throat-slashing gesture while rejecting 'go high' mantra

Texas Democrat Jolanda Jones rejected former first lady Michelle Obama's famous mantra, "when they go low, we go high," during a CNN interview Wednesday, vowing to fight hard against foes by going "across your neck."

"If you hit me in my face, I'm not going to punch you back in your face. I'm going to go across your neck," Jones said on "OutFront," making a slashing motion across her neck.

"We can go back-and-forth, fighting each other's faces. You've got to hit hard enough where they won't come back," she continued.

Jones, a state representative running to fill a U.S. House seat in Houston left vacant after the death this year of Rep. Sylvester Turner, had caught host Erin Burnett's attention when she told Axios this week that when Republicans go low, "I'm going to the gutter."

Jones' broader point was that Democrats had to stop fighting nicely, particularly on the subject of redistricting.

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