Medicaid expansion hopes dashed

Republican victories in top governors' races have dashed Democratic hopes of expanding Medicaid in more states under ObamaCare. Voters reelected GOP governors in Kansas, Maine, Wisconsin and Florida on Tuesday night — all races that could have boosted hopes for expansion had Democrats won. Most but not every reelected GOP governor oppose expanding Medicaid under ObamaCare. Florida's Rick Scott, for example, backs the idea but has not pursued it. The election results might also threaten the alternative Medicaid expansion implemented in Arkansas under Gov. Mike Beebe (D), who was term-limited out of office.