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5 things to watch in the final New Jersey governor's debate

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Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli are squaring off in their second and final debate on Wednesday as the two look to succeed term-limited New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) next month.

Anchors from ABC7 New York, 6abc Philadelphia and Noticias Univision 41 will be moderating the debate, which is hosted by the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University and will take place at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center in New Brunswick, N.J.

The debate will offer the candidates one of their last major opportunities to distinguish themselves before the Nov. 4 election.

Here are five things to watch for ahead of the debate:

How does Sherrill address military record leak, cheating scandal?

The race was shaken recently by news that a branch of the National Archives accidentally leaked too much information regarding Sherrill’s military records, a development that came amid questions around her role in a 1994 cheating scandal at the Naval Academy.

CBS News reported last month that the National Personnel Records Center erred in releasing personal information of Sherrill’s and her family’s to an ally of Ciattarelli. Sherrill has pinned the blame on the Republican candidate’s campaign, going so far as to run an ad attacking Ciattarelli over the issue.

Ciattarelli said during a PIX11 News gubernatorial forum last week........

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