Analysis: Election delivers powerful validation of the beleaguered Affordable Care Act
WASHINGTON - A decade after President Barack Obama took office pledging to extend health care protections to all Americans and setting off an unprecedented partisan battle, the fight is effectively over.
Years from now, the 2018 midterm election is likely to be recognized as the moment that cemented the Affordable Care Act's position alongside other pillars of the American health care system, such as Medicare.
Most immediately, the Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives precludes any new Republican campaign to repeal the law, at least for another two years.
More profoundly, these elections revealed the depth
