John Kasich’s top 5 failed defenses of his Obamacare expansion

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As he announces his presidential ambitions on Tuesday, Ohio Gov. John Kasich will be greeted with well-deserved criticism from conservatives over his expansion of Obamacare.

To recap, in 2010 Kasich was elected as an opponent of Obamacare, but in 2013, under pressure from hospital lobbyists, he embraced the program’s expansion of Medicaid, framing his cynical move in the language of Christianity, and attacking conservative opponents for being “heart-hearted.” When the Republican legislature rightfully rejected the expansion, Kasich bypassed lawmakers and rammed it through a separate panel.

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