DES MOINES, Iowa — Despite unrelenting pressure by congressional Republicans to repeal President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, GOP governors in swing-voting states are grudgingly bowing to the reality that Obamacare is the law of the land and almost certainly here to stay.
The governors' reluctant acceptance is based on what they call financial prudence and what appears to be political necessity.
"My approach is to not spend a lot of time complaining," Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad said recently. "We're going to do our level best to make it work as best we can."
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