I don't have TV so I was not following this race. Interesting indeed... http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_14225575
this article comments: "Brown will become the 41st Republican in the 100-member Senate, which could allow the GOP to block the president's health care legislation and the rest of his agenda. Democrats needed Coakley to win for a 60th vote to thwart Republican filibusters. One day shy of the first anniversary of Obama's swearing-in, the election played out amid a backdrop of animosity and resentment from voters over persistently high unemployment, Wall Street bailouts, exploding federal budget deficits and partisan wrangling over health care. For weeks considered a long shot, Brown seized on voter discontent to draw even with Coakley in the campaign's final stretch. His candidacy energized Republicans, including backers of the grass-roots "tea party" movement, while attracting disappointed Democrats and independents uneasy with where they felt the nation was heading. A cornerstone of Brown's campaign was his promised vote against the health care plan." And an Australian publication managed to make this win more about Ron Paul as a rising star in the conservative scene: http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/01/20/ted-kennedy%E2%80%99s-lost-seat-spells-more-than-trouble-for-obama/ --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "WillyTex" <willy...@...> wrote: > > > > brian: > > It shows how low the level of leadership > > of politics has fallen that Palin is even > > being discussed for President > > > So, you're thinking that it's all about Sarah > Palin? > > "Unfortunately for Democrats, blame for the > disastrous Massachusetts Senate race does not > rest entirely with candidate Martha Coakley. > Responsibility also rests with her party...' > > Read more: > > 'It's Not Just About Coakley, Stupid' > By Christopher Coffey > Fox News, January 19, 2010 > http://tinyurl.com/yal7bxc >
