(CNSNews.com) - A Democrat won Tuesday's special congressional election in New York's 26th District, and her party sees it as evidence that voters are rejecting Republican calls to reform Medicare.

But a free-market advocate says the Democrat won because of the Republican candidate's shortcomings.

In a statement congratulating Democrat Kathy Hochul on her victory, Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz noted that Hochul won in a "solidly Republican district," despite being outspent by a 2-to-1 margin...