He supports the Medicaid expansion because his job as an ambulance driver brings him into frequent contact with working people who can't afford insurance but earn too much to qualify for regular Medicaid. Another ballot initiative, in Montana, seeks to raise a tobacco tax to keep funding a Medicaid expansion that is set to expire. Other states have seen Medicaid expansion become a top issue in their governor's race, with Democratic candidates forcing Republicans to defend their opposition. Medicaid expansion also has been in the spotlight in the Florida, Kansas and Wisconsin governor's races. "I don't want to be insensitive to people out there in that Medicaid expansion group.

Source: ABC News October 21, 2018 12:27 UTC