The battle for Virginia's U.S. Senate race heated up Saturday. Two former governors, Republican Jim Gilmore and Democrat Mark Warner squared off in their first debate and both came out throwing a few punches.  Gilmore was expected to come out swinging at the debate in Hot Springs and he did. He trails Warner in fundraising and in the polls.

The two men disagreed a lot and in the end they both feel it comes down to the ultimate question— what's best for the people of Virginia. Before the debate began, two former governor's were all smiles. They even agreed on one issue.

Mark Warner, (D) U.S. Senate Candidate - "As I travel Virginia I also hear about high gas prices."

That's also where the agreeing ended and the debate began. Each has a different energy plan to solve the pain at the pump. Warner wants attention on alternative energy and calls Gilmore's plan to boost domestic production as a quick way to lower prices a gimmick.

Jim Gilmore, (R) U.S. Senate Candidate - "It is not a gimmick, and it is not a soundbite to talk about the necessity or bringing in our own domestic oil production in this country and to characterize it that way is to brush off that which will help Virginians immediately."

And while there was some talk about the future, much focused on the past. Both candidates constantly compared the other's record as governor to show how they would lead in the Senate.

Warner - "We were trying to put in place a long term fix because your fiscal policies had actually gotten Virginia to the point where our credit rating was in jeopardy."

Gilmore - "If going to republicans and getting big spenders to support your big spending programs and breach of promises for bipartisanship, that ain't me."

Perhaps one of the biggest themes to come out of the debate was trust. Gilmore blamed Warner for lying to Virginians by raising taxes when he campaigned against it. Warner says Gilmore constantly made bad financial decisions while in office, leaving the state with a budget shortfall.

Warner - "We've seen a lot of politicians who promised they were going to cut taxes and increase spending and then not worry about what the ramifications are, and that's what happened in Virginia."

Gilmore - "The question is who can you trust, a person who sticks with it and delivers on the car tax cut and does what he says he's going to do or a person who casually brushes aside those kinds of fundamental commitments to the people of Virginia."

We heard both candidates using terms like "time to set the record straight." Warner and Gilmore spent a lot of time clearing up what they felt were mischaracterizations of their records. With all of that time spent, it appeared neither candidate pulled out a win Saturday.