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By MARY K. BLEWITT
Arundel Newspapers Richmond Bureau
RICHMOND — Verbal punches were thrown by former state Attorney General Marshall Coleman and former U.S. Sen. Paul S. Trible in the final minutes of an otherwise calm debate last Thursday night.
Round two of the Republican gubernatorial debates took place before a crowd of nearly 500 listeners at Midlothian High School in Chesterfield County. Del. Raymond R‘. “Andy” Guest, U.S. Rep. Stanford E. Parris, Coleman and Trible gathered to answer questions posed by local journalists.
The four candidates are competing in the June 13 primary for the GOP nomination.
In his closing statement, Coleman accused Trible of abandoning former President Reagan in 1987 during “his hour of need,” the time of the Iran-Contra hearings. Trible also was criticized by Coleman for his opposition to George Bush’s candidacy for the GOP nomination for president in 1988.
“You’ve seen Marshall Coleman slash and attack and say and do anything in order to win," was Trible’s response. Despite the digs, both candidates denied running negative campaigns. “When people attack, I’m going to defend myself,” said Trible, who leads the others in the polls.
“I am offended to be attacked every time I talk about the record,”
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