The Democrat, Alex Sink, had an advantage in that although neither candidate ran an especially good campaign, Jolly's was troubled by a divisive primary and persistent organizational weaknesses. Relying on the best GOP issue, Jolly and his allies focused their attacks on Obamacare, while Sink advocated fixing it and did her best to talk about anything and everything else.
In this context, Jolly's victory suggests that Obamacare will indeed be a millstone around the necks even of Democratic candidates who seek to avoid its adverse political impacts.
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