elections that is of significance. but i also think another thing in virginia that we ought not miss is that the libertarian candidate got 7% of the vote there. and that libertarian candidate i watched that very closely. that libertarian candidate did not run right. that libertarian candidate often ran to the left talking about the drug war, talking about marriage equality. also favored medicaid extension. the national review did a whole article on how this guy is not our kind of libertarian. but i do think this is a significant thing for democrats to take in as they talk about building out coalitions. terry mcauliffe may have gotten a significantly better vote if he was with somebody other than terry mcauliffe. but if he understood some of that better. paralleling off there, take a look at portland, maine. a very liberal town. it looks like around 70% vote for legalizing marijuana.
others who are saying on one head they are rejecting the medicaid extension and also that basingly this is endangering the health of their citizens. they need to rethink this tp people are dying because they do not have access to care. by denying expansion of medicaid we are denying it to those who need it most. how much in your area do people rely on free clinics? oh, significantly. especially in new orleans where there are many free safety net clinic set up. they are in jeopardy since medicare is not expanded and there is a waiver that will expire in year that will put those claims in jeopardy. many people depend on the clinics. one in four louisianians does not have insurance but many are working so they need healthcare. this is the eighth time msnbc sponsored a clinic. what kind of issues do you typically see at these clinics? a lot of chronic diseases.
he says obama care is going to get repealed. even chris wallace on fox news was a little bit shocked by that. here s the exchange on that. are you saying that as part of your budget, you would appeal the resume of obama care? yes. well, that s not going to happen. all right. he said it pretty firmly. that is the truth, congressman. it s not going to happen. well, first of all, it is opposition. obama care should be repealed. so, again, when you get to the table, that s what negotiations are all about. but let me ask you this. eight republican governors have stopped fighting obama care all together. they ve accepted the president s medicaid extension. among them, new jersey governor chris christie. he spoke about this incident recently. here he is. i am no fan of the affordable care act. i think it s wrong for new jersey. and i think it s wrong for
are you saying that as part of your budget, you would appeal the resume of obama care? yes. well, that s not going to happen. all right. he said it pretty firmly. that is the truth, congressman. it s not going to happen. well, first of all, it is opposition. obama care should be repealed. so, again, when you get to the table, that s what negotiations are all about. but let me ask you this. eight republican governors have stopped fighting obama care all together. they ve accepted the president s medicaid extension. among them, new jersey governor chris christie. he spoke about this incident recently. here he is. i am no fand of the affordable care act. i think it s wrong for new jersey. and i think it s wrong for america. i faugt against it and believe in the long run it will not
all right, he said it pretty firmly. that is the truth, congressman. it s not going to happen. well, the fact is it is opposition obama care, should be repealed. the president obviously wants obama care retained in total. when you get to the total, that s what negotiations are all about. all right, but let me ask you this. because this is interesting. eight republican governors have stopped fighting obama care altogether. they ve accepted the president s medicaid extension. among them, new jersey governor chris christie, which is currently the frontrunner for the 2016 nomination. chris christie spoke about this decision recently. here he is. i am no fan of the affordable care act. i think it s wrong for new jersey and i think it s wrong for america. i fought against it and believe in the long run it will not achieve what it promises. however, it is now the law of the land. so forget the fact for a second that the political thing to say is even worse, but 69% of