In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].

[EX Q]: (CNN) Whether Ed Gillespie likes it or not, the Republican's fate in the Virginia governor's race is tied to President Donald Trump. In a state that chooses a new governor every four years -- one year after the presidential election -- Trump was always going to be a dominant factor. But with two relatively bland candidates and a hyper-partisan national environment, Gillespie's campaign against Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam has revolved even more than usual around the President. Trump's popularity in Virginia mirrors his low national approval ratings. But Gillespie needs Trump's loyal base to turn out to vote. So he's adopted a strategy of airing ads that don't mention Trump but appeal directly to Trump's voters, warning of the MS-13 gangs and sanctuary cities, of which Virginia has none, and promising to keep up Confederate monuments.In Virginia, Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam faces Republican Ed GillespiePresident Donald Trump has yet to campaign for the GOP governor candidate 
 Question:You know, if he wants to do away with sequestration, that would be great for _," Northam said.
[EX A]: Virginia

[EX Q]: (CNN) Donald Trump's vice presidential search turned into a head-spinning melodrama Wednesday as candidates vying for the spot hopped on planes and phones to perform frenzied, last-minute try-outs. For much of the day, Indiana was the unlikely center of the political world -- all thanks to a flat tire. Trump's plane hit something when it landed Tuesday night, resulting in a popped tire, according to a source familiar with the process. That kept Trump in the state longer than he expected after campaigning with Gov. Mike Pence, setting off a last-minute scramble of high-profile travelers to the Hoosier State as the clock ticked down on his VP decision.Indianapolis is becoming a political hot spotTrump will make the announcement on Friday 
 Question:Earlier in the day, a _ spokesperson said the meetings were held in Indiana to allow Trump more time with Pence.
[EX A]: Donald Trump

[EX Q]: New York (CNN) -- The recently leaked memo from departing chief United Nations corruption investigator, Inga-Britt Ahlenius, to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will make it impossible for the White House to support the UN chief's candidacy for a second four-year term next year. That is, unless the Obama administration itself was only joking when it promised to push for greater transparency and accountability at the United Nations. In a 50-page "end-of-mission" report, the widely respected former auditor of Sweden -- who was originally brought in to help the UN fix the spectacular accountability gap exposed during the excruciatingly painful "oil-for-food" scandal -- paints a detailed, well-documented tableau of Ban's managerial incompetence.Michael Soussan: Leaked report shows Ban Ki-moon not managing UN staff effectivelyHe says US, other democracies should push to replace Ban when his term is upThe UN Secretariat is in danger of becoming irrelevant, the report says 
 Question:It may be that many member states do not actually want the _ to get in the way of their realpolitik.
[EX A]:
United Nations