As John Kasich struggles to gain traction in the GOP presidential race, one of his biggest accomplishments as Ohio governor—an expansion of health insurance for the poor—is looming as one of his biggest political liabilities.
The issue of expanding Medicaid was raised in the very first question to Mr. Kasich in the first Republican presidential debate in August, and it may re-emerge during Wednesday’s debate in Colorado, where Mr. Kasich is under heavy pressure to deliver a breakout performance.
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