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Video: The Vermont Lt. Governor's Race, Explained

Vermont Public | By Angela Evancie
Published October 27, 2014 at 4:12 PM EDT
Angela Evancie
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Dean Corren says he'll do everything in his power to help Gov. Peter Shumlin get single payer health care across the finish line. But Phil Scott says if you lose him, you lose the last shred of ideological balance left in Montpelier.

For an office that can't actually do that much, the race for Vermont's Lieutenant Governor – between incumbent Republican Phil Scott and Progressive/Democratic candidate Dean Corren – is getting a lot of attention.

VPR's Peter Hirschfeld explains why.
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Local News Government & PoliticsLocal NewsCampaign 2014Phil ScottDean Corren
Angela Evancie
Angela Evancie serves as Vermont Public's Senior VP of Content, and was the Director of Engagement Journalism and the Executive Producer of Brave Little State, the station's people-powered journalism project.
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