BY SARAH HONOSKY
The News & Advance
Five of the candidates vying for the Republican nomination for governor met on stage Monday at Thomas Road Baptist Church, where more than 100 people gathered for a forum hosted by the College Republicans at Liberty University.
Reopening schools, supporting gun rights and rolling back COVID-19 restrictions dominated the conversation.
While the GOP candidates are competing for their partyâs nomination, to be decided by a May 8 unassembled convention, they appeared united against the apparent Democratic frontrunner, former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who is contending with four others for his partyâs nomination in a June 8 primary.