: : Democratic candidates for governor of Virginia, Del. Lee Carter, left, former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, second from left, state Sen. Jennifer McClellan, center, Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy, second from right, and Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, right, participate in a debate at Virginia State University in Petersburg, Va., Tuesday, April 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) A field of five Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls -- and their plexiglass dividers -- took up most of a stage at Virginia State University on Tuesday in the first of four debates. And while the candidates anchored their pitch in their own records, few could resist a few pointed barbs at former Governor Terry McAuliffe. The Democratic fundraiser pitched himself as a trailblazer for a newly empowered Democratic Party, while some rivals said his record has not aged well on issues of race and criminal justice reform.