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Measuring performance is hard to do. But it's even harder to do when you're measuring it from hundreds of miles away -- as is the case for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
In at least five gubernatorial races this fall, the outcome may depend on how well a third-party candidate fares.
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