Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) — who's repeatedly voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) without a replacement and for the widely unpopular GOP health bill — told voters he wants to protect people with pre-existing conditions.
Cruz repeatedly misled Texans about his record and on Medicare for All during a debate with his Democratic challenger Rep. Beto O'Rourke Tuesday night. With polls suggesting protections for people with pre-existing conditions are very popular, many Republicans running in tight races are campaigning to preserve protections, while omitting their past votes related to the policy. Cruz, however, is still crusading to repeal Obamacare, unlike most of his Republican colleagues. But he's also vowing to defend protections that are a central to the 2010 health law.
