What Went Down At The CNN Republican Debate

Just 6 percent of Republican voters in an October Quinnipiac poll said it was the most important issue in their vote for president. The economy is of far greater importance.

Harry, does Obamacare have the same salience for Republican voters it did in 2010? Or 2012 or 2014?

What has “Obamacare” accomplished? So far it has brought health insurance to 9 million Americans who didn’t previously have it. But there are still 33 million people living in the U.S. (citizens and non-citizens) who don’t have health insurance. Of course, one reason for that is Republican opposition to the law: Close to 4 million people fall into the so-called Medicaid gap in states that have declined to expand access to Medicaid under the law. Those states, all with Republican governors, have higher uninsurance rates across the board.