And even though some Republican candidates still vow to repeal the law, almost none have offered an alternative. Mr. Gillespie and Mike McFadden, the Republican challenger to Senator Al Franken in Minnesota, stand as exceptions, to little effect. Like Mr. Gillespie in his race against Senator Mark Warner, Mr. McFadden holds little chance of defeating the incumbent on Tuesday.
“The A.C.A. is bad policy, but it was passed because of legitimate concerns about the affordability and accessibility of health care coverage,” Mr. Gillespie said in an interview. “And we need to show we share those concerns.”
Without stronger voices and a more robust policy debate, Tuesday’s results are likely to leave no one to claim a mandate for a new direction if Republicans win control of the Senate.
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“The A.C.A. is bad policy, but it was passed because of legitimate concerns about the affordability and accessibility of health care coverage,” Mr. Gillespie said in an interview. “And we need to show we share those concerns.”
Without stronger voices and a more robust policy debate, Tuesday’s results are likely to leave no one to claim a mandate for a new direction if Republicans win control of the Senate.
Read the rest here...
http://nyti.ms/10ccHM5
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