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By WARREN G. STAMBAUGH
Rappahannock New* Special Writer
“You’re a quitter,” says one.
“You’re a loser,” says the other.
So goes the enlightening dialogue between Marshall Coleman and Paul Trible, two Republicans who aspire to govern Virginia.
Republicans thought that abandoning the GOP’s traditional convention method of selecting candidates in favor of a primary would be an enlightening experience for both the party faithful and the citizenry at large. They have been disappointed and chagrined.
The primary battle has already shed more blood than light and has even claimed one fatality - Delegate Andy Guest.
Del. Guest - arguably the ablest and most qualified of the Republican candidates to actually be Governor - has withdrawn from the race, citing the lack of focus on issues and the mudslinging between the two front runners as major reasons for his decision.
Coleman and Trible should know better.
After all, 12 years have come and gone since a GOP candidate w as elected governor, lieutenant governor, or attorney general. The trio remaining after Guest’s withdrawal - former Virginia Attorney General Coleman, former U.S. Senator Trible, and Congressman Stan Parris - hope to lead the Grand Old Party out of this electoral ( oblivion. But can they avoid self-destructing before the polls close on June 13th?
One common problem is that the Republican
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