Big in all things, Texas leads the nation in failing to provide health insurance. About one in four Texans are uninsured, the highest percentage in any state. Thats some 6 million people, the total population of Missouri.
So we see how much of a failed Governor he is......
As Republican governors from Arizona to New Jersey have joined the program, Perry has amplified his opposition.
Way to go Rick!!!!!
Rejecting the federal money might not pose an immediate political threat to Texas Republicans, whose coalition revolves around white voters responsive to small-government arguments. But renouncing the money represents an enormous gamble for Republicans with the growing Hispanic community, which is expected to approach one-third of the states eligible voters in 2016. Hispanics would benefit most from expansion because they constitute 60 percent of the states uninsured. A jaw-dropping 3.6 million Texas Hispanics lack insurance.
Why does the GOP have such a hard time attracting the fastest growing group in America? I think we're beginning to see.
The Man Who Could Turn Texas Blue: Rick Perry - NationalJournal.com