Republican Congressman-elect David Jolly won his special election by pouncing Democrat Alex Sink on her past full-throated endorsement of the disastrous Obamacare law.
Leading up to Jolly’s win, the game plan for Republicans across the country was tie Obamacare around the necks of all Democrats seeking re-election in Congress, as well as those running for the first time. With the Republican election night victory in the rear view mirror, the focus will now be on the Republican special primary election in Southwest Florida to replace former Congressman Trey Radel, and once again, Obamacare could decide this race.
Because the Radel’s old seat is considered to be heavily Republican-leaning, whomever wins the Republican primary race will most likely be the next member of Congress.
So where do the candidates stand on Obamacare?
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All of the Republican candidates in the race, state Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto, former state Representative Paige Kreegel, business Curt Clawson and Michael Dreikorn, support a full repeal of Obamacare.
But according to a new attack video by Curt Clawson, Benacquisto voted in support of accepting federal dollars to expand Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion.
Here is the video: ) Back in early 2013, Florida Governor Rick Scott change his position on the Medicaid expansion of Obamacare, and decided to take the federal money. Scott drew incredible opposition from conservative grassroots Republicans, as well as from groups like Freedomworks and Americans for Prosperity.
Senator Rubio, who along with Senators Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, and the entire Republican caucus in the House of Representatives are in favor of a full repeal of the entire Obamacare law, did not condemn the move by Scott, but rather expressed concern over Scott’s change-of-mind on the Medicaid expansion.
Specifically, Senator Rubio is concerned that without future reforms, the decision will leave the state of Florida on the hook for billions of dollars of unfunded mandates in the future.”-Newsmax
On February 13, 2013, Senator Benacquisto, and other Conservative and not-so-conservative Republicans in the state Senate, acknowledged Rick Scott’s change of position on the Medicaid expansion.
“I appreciate Governor Scott’s thoughts on the issue of Medicaid expansion. President Gaetz formed the Senate Select Committee on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in order conduct a comprehensive assessment of the impact of the law on Florida, and evaluate the state’s options under the law. I have the utmost faith in Chairman Negron as he and the committee continue to examine the potential outcomes of the healthcare law and look forward to their recommendations to the Senate.”-Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto
But while Scott stated in early 2013 that he supported expanding Medicaid under Obamacare, Scott left it up to the legislature (by design), who quickly swatted down the federal dollars to fund the expansion. Now Scott is criticizing the expansion, and some believe that Medicaid expansion in the 2014 Florida legislative session is dead on arrival.
In the end, supporting any aspect of Obamacare in any political contest is all but certain to be the kiss of death.
