You’re using liberal talking points again. Medicaid expansion means fewer hospitals (because they are ordered to consolidate), fewer jobs in the medical profession, fewer patients treated and less revenue—but it sure does mean bigger bureaucracy.
As for “luck”, given Kasich’s liberal bent, I would refer you to Isaiah 3:4.
I don't think Kasich is at heart a liberal. Governing Ohio is like herding cats; it doesn't even behave as one state. Kasich has done far better than a Dem ever would. It seems a lot of things he does are what is best for OH.
His big flaw is that the budget was balanced and any tax cuts starved communities of much needed revenue. So what did the dems do? Choose Fitzgerald, who as Cuyahoga County head siphoned money to things like a $5 million scoreboard for the Browns and overblown construction projects. They couldn't have picked anyone worse to run against Kasich's biggest vulnerability.