The Washington Times

By: Tom Howell Jr.

Andrew Gillum, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Florida, says the state has left some 700,000 poor residents without health coverage by refusing to sign up for Obamacare’s expansion of Medicaid.

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“We had an opportunity to expand Medicaid for over 700,000 of the most medically needy people in this state, and we said ‘no,’ leaving $6 billion alone in last year’s budget on the table,” Mr. Gillum recently told NBC’s “Meet the Press Daily.” Analysts said that even if he wins, he would have an uphill battle, since the GOP is likely to maintain control of both sides of the state legislature. Joan Alker, executive director of the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University, said a potential breakthrough “depends on how strong the blue wave is.” She said the size of Democratic victories in Virginia helped convince a few key Republican senators to flip their stance.

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