Partisanship an issue at Warner-Gillespie forum

FREDERIC J. FROMMER
Associated Press

HERNDON, Va. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mark Warner and Republican challenger Ed Gillespie are trading accusations that the other candidate is too partisan.

At a Senate campaign forum Friday, Gillespie said Warner hasn’t been the senator he promised to be, and repeatedly tried to tie him to President Barack Obama’s policies.

Warner, a Democrat, called himself a senator who’s worked across party lines. He said that Gillespie, a former Republican National Committee chairman, comes from a world where it’s all about partisanship.

Friday’s event, sponsored by four area chambers of commerce, was not a debate, as the candidates made back-to-back appearances rather than facing off directly.

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